running shoes, non barefoot

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Permalink Reply by cbs on December 13, 2009 at 2:32am

Bumping it up, any feedback on these shoes?

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Permalink Reply by Peach on December 13, 2009 at 3:40am

i would ask durianrider or michael for advice, they would probably know best! good luck!

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Permalink Reply by DURIANRIDER on December 18, 2009 at 8:14pm

michael runs way more than me. way faster too. :)

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Permalink Reply by Zeth Kinnett on December 13, 2009 at 3:59am

please dont buy nike.buying nike is like buying walmart brand toiletpaper or worse. look at 5 fingers. your pronating is likely to correct itself once you wear proper footwear and start on obtaining proper alignment. if you seriously need to have traditional shoes i'd say look at inov8 shoes.

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Permalink Reply by cbs on December 13, 2009 at 4:49am

My problem is that I dont have anything on my metarsals, so even walking barefoot at home too much makes the bones sore. So I am looking for something with forefoot cushioning. Thanks!

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Permalink Reply by anne loves summer on December 13, 2009 at 4:51am

Don't worry about pronation. Many people on this site have Vibram Five Fingers. When I went to see Doug Graham speak a few months ago I saw about five people wearing them including Doug himself.

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Permalink Reply by cbs on December 13, 2009 at 4:56am

But what about cushioning? I mean my bones get bruised just walking to much barefoot. So I cant run if I run barefoot. I dont live on a beach. I have BONEY feet,

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Permalink Reply by anne loves summer on December 13, 2009 at 5:03am

well, i obviously don't have your feet, so i can't say for sure. have you tried the five fingers. it's true that nothing we wear (or don't wear) is going to fix the fact we walk on concrete. when i first got a pair of huarache sandals it hurt my foot bones, but i got used to it. Also check out this guy's website he reviews a lot of different type of running shoes

http://barefootted.com

i mean it is probably not what you are looking for.... but good luck!!

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Permalink Reply by Zeth Kinnett on December 13, 2009 at 5:04am

i think it's to many years wearing regular shoes infiltrating your mind but i would look into inov8 like i said they give a pretty natural feel yet have plenty of cushion depending on which model you choose. their site has some thing to help you select which shoes to select for overpronate supinate etc... or at least it used to. you could always call zombierunner.com
they sell inov8 and are very knowledgable and could order you a pair if they didnt have the proper model in stock.

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Permalink Reply by cbs on December 13, 2009 at 5:08am

Yes what I need most in a shoe is forefoot cushioning as my bones get bruised from walking on them too much barefoot. When I say my feet are boney, I am not kidding! Maybe later I can build muscle up there but I have NO fat on the bottom of my feet. I am not sure how those shoes fit? I have very narrow heels.

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Permalink Reply by DURIANRIDER on December 18, 2009 at 8:04pm

interesting vid.

i wonder if the extra strain from wearing shoes is offset by the cushioning? cos if anyone tries to run 10k fast on tarmac, they will have much more impact than if they had on cushioned shoes.

if someone asked me the quickest way to get injured as a runner, id say go run as far as you can barefoot on a hard surface like concrete, tarmac etc.

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Permalink Reply by DURIANRIDER on December 18, 2009 at 8:11pm

as for heavy duty pronation shoes, i was never a fan of em when i worked as a shoe seller. still not a fan today.

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