Comments on: Barefoot Running Goes Ballistic

By: j 41 shoes

j 41 shoes — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 09:49:31 +0000

Hi,that’s a damn good checklist!any chance you could make it into a pdf for us all?

By: Elias

Elias — Sun, 23 May 2010 01:45:55 +0000

Don’t need my wife for judgement as Tim does and have been running in VFF for a good month now. Converted from heel- to midfoot stride and find it unbelievable how soon my foot changed and became incredibly more muscular within that month. Suffering from flat feet before but my arches started to lift just by building up muscles. Never suffered from any pain, building up mileage slowly.
The probably best argument for at least including some barefoot training into your exercise is that homo sapiens ran without running shoes for almost 2 million years so that is what we are built for, not for using running shoes.
If you do want to change to barefoot I would recommend to take it slowly, though. Shoes have weakened your feet too long so you need to get used to it.

By: Adrian

Adrian — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 09:13:08 +0000

http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v463/n7280/edsumm/e100128-08.html

By: Jessica

Jessica — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 05:22:49 +0000

For Newton – one of the biggest differences I see is that your shoes still offer “guidance.” Which, according to many barefoot ideas, is the opposite of what we need. The point is to let your feet do the work – and become stronger. While your shoe may be less than a built up Nike/Asics/etc., and promote a midfoot landing (definitely part of the barefoot idea), it still is a shoe that changes how a person runs, and how they physiologically react as they run.

By: The Great Shoe Debate Continues « The Lazy Runner

The Great Shoe Debate Continues « The Lazy Runner — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 01:40:01 +0000

[...] too technical, read this) sparked a quick response at the running front which was aptly titled: Barefoot Running Goes Ballistic. Well, as a Newton Running blog, the post quickly turned into a Newton vs Vibram discussion. But [...]

By: Tim

Tim — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 18:50:32 +0000

Personally, I find the whole notion of barefoot running an anomaly unless running natures trails. My wife (an aesthetician) says its a podiatric nightmare.

By: Latest in Barefoot Running « Jill Will Run

Latest in Barefoot Running « Jill Will Run — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 18:46:48 +0000

[...] research funding was backed by Vibram Five Fingers so take it how you will. Newton has weighed in on some of this recently too, in an effort to show the world how their shoes can mimic the minimal [...]

By: Pablo

Pablo — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 14:48:25 +0000

I’m starting to think that the forefoot cushioning present under the Newtons, while addressing one problem (less drop from heel to toes) is creating an “unknown”. Now there’s a cushioning protuberance under the balls of our feet. Who knows how that will affect our stride, stability, balance and distribution of impact along our soles? It’s just an unknown. I’m a fan of Newton shoes. Just a wondering, curious fan.

By: Matt

Matt — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 06:07:26 +0000

Well I went from asics gel kayano 15 shoes to the five finger sprints I have now basicly over night with no transition. All I did was start by walking around in them a few days and then today I ran a mile. I plan on increasing the distance a little each day. It was easy for me to transition to them. You guys have fun running in marshmallow shoes while I build muscle on my feet and ankles that you have never used before.