Quick post to alert you that the Saucony Kinvara TR trail running shoe is now available at Running Warehouse. The much anticipate Kinvara TR is a lightweight trail shoe (8.9oz) with a 3mm drop from heel to forefoot (18mm heel, 15mm forefoot). For those who, like me, are big fans of the Kinvara road shoe, […]
adidas adiPure Adapt: The Ugly Duckling of adidas’ Natural Running Line
July 18, 2012 By 28 Comments
Shoe giant adidas is about to release three new shoes in what it is referring to as its “natural running collection.” The shoes are the Adapt, Gazelle, and Motion, and the three shoes allow for a step-down approach to running in less shoe. According to Running Warehouse, the Motion is a 7.5oz, 8mm drop shoe […]
Mizuno Evo Levitas and Cursoris: Mizuno’s First Foray Into Zero Drop, Cushioned Shoes
July 13, 2012 By 18 Comments
The Running Warehouse Blog just posted a preview of two new cushioned zero drop shoes from Mizuno: the Mizuno Evo Levitas and Evo Cursoris. Both are due to come out in early 2013, and fill what is rapidly becoming a very crowded niche occupied by shoes like the currently available Altra Instinct, New Balance MR00, […]
Study Examines Breast Movement During Bare-Breasted Running
July 12, 2012 By 8 Comments
A few days ago I received a literature review update from my friend Blaise Dubois, and among the many articles he summarized was one in particular that caught my eye. The article from the July 2012 issue of Medicine & Science in Sport & Exercise is titled “Predictors of Three-Dimensional Breast Kinematics during Bare-Breasted Running.” […]
Merrell Bare Access Running Shoe Review: Zero Drop, Cushioned, and a Great Fit
July 12, 2012 By 30 Comments
This afternoon I ran 14.2 miles in the Merrell Bare Access shoes. This was the longest run I’ve done since the 2011 Boston Marathon, and the first run longer than half-marathon distance that I’ve done in a zero drop shoe since probably 2010. I’m happy to report that the run went very well, and the […]
New Balance RC5000 Road Racing Flat: Fit, Feel, and First Run Thoughts
July 8, 2012 By 30 Comments
I have a soft spot for ultralight shoes. Of all of the characteristics that I consider when thinking about what I like best in a running shoe, light weight still comes out as preference number one. I was thus pretty excited when I heard that New Balance would be releasing a racing flat called the […]
Slow Motion Videos of Runners at the 2012 US Olympic Trials: 1500 and 5000 Meter Women’s and Men’s Races
July 6, 2012 By 7 Comments
Below are an excellent series of videos shot with a high-speed video camera by PT Jeff Moreno from Precision Physical Therapy and Fitness in Santa Cruz, CA. While you watch the videos, which Jeff originally posted on his clinic’s blog, keep an eye on the landing position of the foot relative to the knee at […]
Tread Lightly Interview on Runner’s World Website: Pronation Control Excerpt
July 5, 2012 By 3 Comments
A few days ago I had the pleasure of speaking with journalist Phil Latter about my book, Tread Lightly: Form, Footwear, and the Quest for Injury Free Running. We talked about quite a number of topics, and the interview has now been posted on the Runner’s World website. Here’s an excerpt: Phil: What first caught […]
Running and Taekwondo: Adding Strength, Balance and Flexibility via Martial Arts Practice
July 3, 2012 By 12 Comments
Last Fall my wife and I signed my 8 year-old son (pictured at left) up for Taekwondo lessons through our town’s rec department. At first, we had assumed that this would be a typical kid activity where we show up, the child participates, and the parents sit on the sidelines for an hour and watch. […]
Running Long in the Heat
July 2, 2012 By 16 Comments
Like most people in the US I’ve been dealing with heat acclimation over the past several weeks. My runs have felt sluggish, my heart rate has been elevated way above what it should be for my level of effort, and running beyond 3 miles in 90+ degree heat saps me. The problem is that I […]
Minimalist Running Evolves Toward the Mainstream: Great Post by Brian Martin
July 2, 2012 By 3 Comments
My friend Brian Martin at Running Technique Tips just wrote an excellent post on some work that he recently did at a conference for running retailers in Melbourne, Australia. Brian and I tend to think very similarly about the roles of footwear and running technique in keeping runners healthy. In his post he provides some […]
Images of Galen Rupp’s Foot Strike at the 2012 US Olympic Trials
June 30, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Below are a few more great image compilations produced by biomechanist Iain Hunter of Brigham Young University. The first shows Galen Rupp’s foot strike from the front during his victory in the finals of the US Olympic Trials 5k race. It’s incredible to look at the range of supination to pronation (in the colloquial usage […]
Foot strike Patterns of Men and Women at the US Olympic 10K Trials
June 27, 2012 By 29 Comments
A few days ago Steve Magness, assistant coach at the Nike Oregon Project, directed me to a couple of images that BYU biomechanist Iain Hunter had put together showing foot strikes of Men and Women at the US Olympic 10K trials. In case you have not seen them yet, I thought I’d share them here […]
Workshop: Running For Life: Strategies to Help You Stay Healthy, Avoid Injuries, and Run Strong
June 27, 2012 By Leave a Comment
On August 4th, 2012, Dr. Brett Coapland of Performance Health Spine & Sport Therapy and I will be holding a workshop titled “Running for Life: Strategies to Help You Stay Healthy, Avoid Injuries, and Run Strong” at the New Hampshire Technical Institute in Concord, NH. The workshop will run from 8:30 AM to 12:00 PM […]
Foot Strike and Injury Risk in Runners: My Article in Lower Extremity Review
June 26, 2012 By 4 Comments
A few months ago I received an email from the editor of Lower Extremity Review asking if I’d be willing to write an article on the topic of foot strike in running. Given that the publication’s target audience consists of medical practitioners who regularly treat lower extremity injuries, I was a bit hesitant at first […]
