Over the years, I’ve moved from cushioned stability shoes (thick heel, lots of shiny plastic reinforcing the top, sides and heel to keep my foot from moving ) to a very lightweight shoe that bends easily in all directions and has a small, flat layer of cushioning along the sole. The trade-off was, they knew nothing about shoes. In fact, I usually went to a discount department store that sold Asics, because they knew nothing about shoes and would put them on sale for far less than running stores would. “Now you’re taking whatever protective mechanisms the shoe might have provided and taking them away.” Triathletes moving alongĪs an average age-grouper balancing work, home and training, I never gave much thought to shoe selection. “If you’re out there running and you lack either that stability or the mobility where you need it, then switching to a minimalist shoe is a fast track to injury,” says triathlon Coach Al Lyman, who is the co-owner of Pursuit Athletic Performance, a gait analysis lab located in Old Saybrook, CT. If your feet are weak, you can either compensate with orthotics and structured shoes, or you can undergo the long, slow job of building enough foot strength to be able to run in less structured shoes without injury. The upshot from experts who work with triathletes is this: If your feet are strong and your body alignment is good, you can probably succeed in anything from a high-stability shoe with a built-up heel to no shoe at all. The plastic colored stripes are all in place to prevent the foot from moving the wrong way.
These Asics GT-2150s are a model I used to wear. Vibram Five Fingers are a popular minimalist or barefoot shoe. Others who tried to make the switch to minimalist shoes caused themselves injury. Some who found running painful finally found relief. Triathletes, pinched for time and always on the lookout for the latest research to improve their training, have latched onto the barefoot running movement with varying degrees of success. Much has been written in running books and articles, as well as enough in clinical research and the mainstream media to attract a lot of attention. Comments : 3 A comprehensive look at a controversial trend- for triathletes like youīarefoot running and minimalist running shoes are all the rage-and a legitimate source of controversy.
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