How come most elite runners wear shoes with 10mm drop?

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5 years ago 10/31/2018 10:40am EDT

re: Just wow...

Just wow... wrote:
How is a 10 mm or other "set" drop possibly the ideal drop for fast running for all elites? This makes no sense, because 10 mm creates a much steeper drop angle on a size 6 woman's foot than a size 12 man's foot. I'd more easily buy into an ideal drop angle than drop height.
I do think there is something beneficial to having a drop of some amount, as it creates a wedge under the foot that I can see giving a more efficient push-off, almost a "starting block"-like effect.

shoes are measured based on a size 9 for men and some other size for women

10mm drop refers to 10 mm drop in a men's size 9

5 years ago 10/31/2018 11:35am EDT

re: Low drop runner

Low drop runner wrote:
Forgot to address other two posters:
I ran in the A5 in the past, but they were so firm with little cushioning that I couldn’t imagine running a marathon on them.
For the LT4, does that have enough cushioning for a marathon? They seemed more like a 10k or half shoe.

I've run several marathons in the LT without any foot/calf issues. You'll also see a few elites racing in them.

I think they're fine as long as you run a bunch of longer efforts in them to get adapted. I only get about 300 miles before the forefoot cushioning gets too compressed, though.

5 years ago 10/31/2018 12:57pm EDT

re: Ho Hum

Ho Hum wrote:
Low drop runner wrote:
Forgot to address other two posters:
I ran in the A5 in the past, but they were so firm with little cushioning that I couldn’t imagine running a marathon on them.
For the LT4, does that have enough cushioning for a marathon? They seemed more like a 10k or half shoe.
I've run several marathons in the LT without any foot/calf issues. You'll also see a few elites racing in them.
I think they're fine as long as you run a bunch of longer efforts in them to get adapted. I only get about 300 miles before the forefoot cushioning gets too compressed, though.

Great, I'll give them a try then, I always do my long tempo / marathon pace work in my race shoes anyway.

5 years ago 11/01/2018 3:06pm EDT

re: What's the deal with that?

Train in whatever works best for you no matter the drop. However, be very careful switching suddenly from a higher drop shoe to a lower drop shoe while maintaining the same mileage. That can lead to injury.

BTW, the bigger cause of Achilles issues are tight and weak calf muscles, so you want to stretch and strengthen the calves. Switching to a lower drop shoe will aggravate the Achilles if you have tight or weak calves.

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