I pretty much always run alone, but last week I went for a 6 mile run with a neighbor. He is a faster runner than me, and weighs 30 pounds less because I am a lot taller. He had way noisier feet than mine. WTH?
I understand he has a pretty good weight advantage for longer distance running , but it made me wonder if I am doing something wrong to be so quiet compared to this much smaller and faster man?
My coach told our team to run like indians, no one hears you coming until you scalp them
Doesn't matter how fast your neighbour is, if they had better running form they would be faster
Quietinjun wrote:
My coach told our team to run like indians, no one hears you coming until you scalp them
This is the exact same secret Wigins Genius Idea Performance Enhancing Technology™(WigPET™) used by Sir Eric Jenkins of the NOP to DESTROY CENTRO of the NOP... who used Emperor Alberto Ridiculo™ Stupid Idea Technology® (NikeEAR-SIT™)….instead…which was really a stupid idea…by Centro.
Mo Farah uses the NikeEAR-SIT™ and the Wigins Genius Idea Performance Enhancing Technology™(WigPET™)…at the same time…which is interesting.
It is very unfortunate that the American 1500m Olympic gold medalist was so stupid.
Different shoes make very different noises
PETWig.comWigPET.org.uk.oh.boy wrote:
Quietinjun wrote:My coach told our team to run like indians, no one hears you coming until you scalp them
This is the exact same secret Wigins Genius Idea Performance Enhancing Technology™(WigPET™) used by Sir Eric Jenkins of the NOP to DESTROY CENTRO of the NOP... who used Emperor Alberto Ridiculo™ Stupid Idea Technology® (NikeEAR-SIT™)….instead…which was really a stupid idea…by Centro.
Mo Farah uses the NikeEAR-SIT™ and the Wigins Genius Idea Performance Enhancing Technology™(WigPET™)…at the same time…which is interesting.
It is very unfortunate that the American 1500m Olympic gold medalist was so stupid.
Bad Wigins being member of the scientology, this technology doesn't belong in the cheap hobby jogger routine.
I would think that slapping the ground hard with your feet would make you more prone to injuries but wouldn't necessarily waste too much energy
Lac3 wrote:
Different shoes make very different noises
This is a huge part of noise variation.
In my observations, most "loud" runners are heel strikers. Most "quiet" runners are midfoot/forefoot strikers.
I not sure where the pendulum is today (9/21/16) on whether one style is faster (or less prone to injury) than the other.
Also, as another poster suggested, different shoes make different noises... but I would make a (very) small wager that "louder" shoes encourage more of a heel strike.
That being said, I always encourage my runners to run with quiet feet. Stomping is annoying.
Not a myth at all. If you are slapping your feet against the ground like a savage you are wasting energy. You just hear some of that wasted energy in the form of sound waves.
He has energy to burn at your pace. He is, intentionally or not, mocking you. Life isn't fair when it comes to running ability. You might get him in a Pure Hate 800 though.
Big and Stealth wrote:
I pretty much always run alone, but last week I went for a 6 mile run with a neighbor. He is a faster runner than me, and weighs 30 pounds less because I am a lot taller. He had way noisier feet than mine. WTH?
I understand he has a pretty good weight advantage for longer distance running , but it made me wonder if I am doing something wrong to be so quiet compared to this much smaller and faster man?