Comments on: What Motivates Me: Story of a Student https://runblogger.com/2013/01/what-motivates-me-story-of-student.html Running Shoes, Gear Reviews, and Posts on the Science of the Sport Wed, 16 Jan 2013 14:19:00 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.7.11 By: Cody R. https://runblogger.com/2013/01/what-motivates-me-story-of-student.html#comment-772985090 Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://localhost/runblogger/wordpress/?p=155#comment-772985090 In reply to Pete Larson.

awesome!
i’ll try to come up with what i’m trying to say exactly, hopefully i can get to you at some point tomorrow

]]> By: Raf Castillo https://runblogger.com/2013/01/what-motivates-me-story-of-student.html#comment-771567672 Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://localhost/runblogger/wordpress/?p=155#comment-771567672 Pete, let me just say that I’ve finally come around to your point of view. It’s been a long journey. I’ve run on and off over the years, after running cross country and track in High School, mostly as a recreational runner. in high school, I wore random Nike trainers and the Waffle racer for races. My senior year at Boston College, I also decided to run (bandit) the Boston Marathon for a campus charity. I got fitted at a well known Boston area running store with heavy stability/motion control shoes (I have flat flat feet). I have to admit that throughout high school I ran in and through pain and when I wore those heavy shoes, the pain seemed to go away for the most part. So through the years I’ve bought nothing but MC shoes (Brooks Beast, Nike Equalon, Nike Structure Triax, etc). until fairly recently. Various books, articles, & online blogs including this one convinced me to try something more minimal. So I bought the 2012 Nike Run Free 3.0 (Free 5.0). Though not the most minimal, it’s worlds apart than what I was running in. And I have to say, I’m running pain free. I’m running more often, further, and more consistently than I have since high school. I have to say that after years of running in bricks, this just feels right. I think in retrospect that my pains had more to do with my running form and posture than it with my shoes. Heel striker, hunched over, loud slapping of the feet onto the pavement. I’ve changed from these bad habits into a mid-foot, run tall, quiet landing, minimal up and down bouncing runner. Now, in various online forums in which I’m a member, e.g. Fitocracy, whenever someone asks about shoes, I still recommend going to a specialty running store, and maybe getting fitted. But that they should take their advice with a grain of salt since I’m a reformed “gotta wear a motion control shoe” runner, into someone who’s making a gradual stepdown into something very minimal. =) Apologies for the long tome, but after reading your post, I just had to reply with my own experience.

]]> By: SapphoAndGrits https://runblogger.com/2013/01/what-motivates-me-story-of-student.html#comment-770050108 Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://localhost/runblogger/wordpress/?p=155#comment-770050108 I have suspected for a long time that most “shoe fitting” protocols at running stores are totally subjective. I threw away the “bricks” I was told for years I needed, and have had zero injuries and more efficient running since I did so.

Good post.

]]> By: Ken Skier https://runblogger.com/2013/01/what-motivates-me-story-of-student.html#comment-770244414 Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://localhost/runblogger/wordpress/?p=155#comment-770244414 Great article!

]]> By: Pete Larson https://runblogger.com/2013/01/what-motivates-me-story-of-student.html#comment-771676995 Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://localhost/runblogger/wordpress/?p=155#comment-771676995 In reply to Raf Castillo.

Thanks for sharing this, always love reading this kind of story. It’s all about finding what works and what makes running most enjoyable. Hope the running continues to go well!
Sent from my iPad

]]> By: Pete Larson https://runblogger.com/2013/01/what-motivates-me-story-of-student.html#comment-771053404 Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://localhost/runblogger/wordpress/?p=155#comment-771053404 In reply to Cindy.

Yes, Brett and I would definitely like to do it again. Maybe sometime this summer. Thanks for asking!

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]]> By: Cody R. https://runblogger.com/2013/01/what-motivates-me-story-of-student.html#comment-770427003 Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://localhost/runblogger/wordpress/?p=155#comment-770427003 also, again, nice article, i will continue to read as well, i love your posts

keep on writing, and i’ll keep reading

]]> By: Greg https://runblogger.com/2013/01/what-motivates-me-story-of-student.html#comment-770088573 Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://localhost/runblogger/wordpress/?p=155#comment-770088573 Well said! I’ll be forwarding this article to the next person who asks me about running shoes.

]]> By: Cody R. https://runblogger.com/2013/01/what-motivates-me-story-of-student.html#comment-771423873 Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://localhost/runblogger/wordpress/?p=155#comment-771423873 In reply to Pete Larson.

mainly minimalism vs shod, i’m on the side of pro minimalism, but i plan to focus on what minimalism brings, why it’s better than restrictive footwear…and of course present the other side,
going into anatomy, ancestors to podiatrists, arch support and all that
5000 words won’t be easy, but this is a topic i could really get into, i just have to decide if there’s enough information to be a good persuasive research paper
the main problem being the non minimalist side not necessarily having a strong argument
also, a lot of it not being common knowledge, it may turn into a lot of “documenting” in the essay

should i just shoot you an email to kind of get all of it across?

]]> By: Paul https://runblogger.com/2013/01/what-motivates-me-story-of-student.html#comment-770663325 Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://localhost/runblogger/wordpress/?p=155#comment-770663325 Love the post Pete! The sad thing about this is that even though the science exists and the research has been done, most (other) shoe stores won’t change their non-evidence based “fit process”.

People like Jay Dicharry are still relative unknowns to most running store employees–the people who are supposed to be the experts on what customers really actually need; what’s going to “fix” their feet.

That may be half the trouble right there: shoe fitters (and customers) thinking of themselves as shamen (and shawomen) instead of amateur scientists who are required to use evidence to prove their conculsions. We’re still in the dark ages in some regards… Keep preaching the good word, and we’ll keep fitting shoes the right way out here in small town West Virginia!

]]> By: Cindy https://runblogger.com/2013/01/what-motivates-me-story-of-student.html#comment-771042210 Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://localhost/runblogger/wordpress/?p=155#comment-771042210 Great post! My husband has been sidelined by plantar faciaits, he went to the local running store last summer and purchased a pair of Brooks, stability shoes, on the recommendation of the store clerk. Even though I have been trying to convince him that they were not necessary, even the physical therapist told him they were designed to fix problems that he does not have. Our daughter Sarah (Runfargirl) attended your seminar last year and has suggested to my husband to start reading your recommendations. My question, will you be doing a seminar in the near future? Would love to attend, and bring my husband.

]]> By: Cody R. https://runblogger.com/2013/01/what-motivates-me-story-of-student.html#comment-770424746 Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://localhost/runblogger/wordpress/?p=155#comment-770424746 kind of off topic, but on topic as i’m a student, i’m thinking of writing a research paper on minimalism vs Maximalism in my writing class, i was wondering if you could offer some help as to where i could look to find the studies and articles about this sort of thing, internet, books, journals, magazines, anything, if you can’t then that’s fine

thank you!

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