Bear with me... I run in Luna sandals, generally I'm on pavements so I use them for a bit of protection and they keep my feet strong and cool.
I thought I would try out some Hokas the other day, bought a pair and felt ridiculous. It was far too easy, especially going downhill. I barely had to exert myself. It felt like cheating... Anyway, I only ran in them 3 times before my knee started hurting so went back to the sandals.
Shoe tech is too advanced now, where do you draw the line?
I know what you mean, I wore some of these for the first time the other day and maybe it was the "new shoe" feeling but i sure had an extra spring in my step. http://amzn.to/2jFNVQ9
Noshoesallowed wrote:
Shoe tech is too advanced now, where do you draw the line?
I agree. I ran a cross country race today wearing spiked shoes. It was ridiculous how much grip the spikes gave me through the mud. In "normal" shoes I would have been running 20 seconds slower per mile at least. Where do you draw the line?
My calves were hurting badly at the end of the race so I may also be having to throw away my spiked shoes.
Technically in true athletic competition we should only be running barefoot with no help from our shoes.
You know what. I actually agree with you and feel the same. I usually run completely naked and the other day, I was running with shirts and tshirt, and I wasn't feeling as cold as well as not be so conscious with shrinkage and was able to run with much more ease.
Tep wrote:
You know what. I actually agree with you and feel the same. I usually run completely naked and the other day, I was running with shirts and tshirt, and I wasn't feeling as cold as well as not be so conscious with shrinkage and was able to run with much more ease.
Meant shorts and tshirt. It felt like I was completely cheating.
The ancient Greeks had the right idea
Not if everyone is doing it and it's legal.
If you look at the shoes linked above, they have springs in them! They even claim they are worth 9 seconds per mile. Their basketball boots were banned from the NBA.
How would you feel if an overweight hobby jogger gobble gobbled you while wearing these?
Where is the line drawn? Do we need different categories for shod vs unshod
Why stop there...what about singlets and split shorts?? It's like an air conditioning unit is blowing on me with the wick away technology. And don't get me started on winter gear and socks...
Have you seen the physical adaptations the human body makes after running consistently for long periods of time? That gives some people a HUGE advantage, and should therefore be banned.