Over the past 6-8 months or so I’ve become a big fan of running at least once a week in the Vibram Fivefingers shoes. Given their minimalist style (i.e., no cushioning), I have found them to be a phenomenal tool to use for strenghtening of the lower legs and feet, as well as for helping […]
Runblogger Runcast #7: The Evolution of Distance Running in Humans
January 21, 2010 By 2 Comments
Runblogger Runcast #7 is an audio podcast of a lecture I gave to my Exercise Physiology class on the evolution of distance running in humans. In this lecture I outline the hypothesis recently put forth by researchers Dennis Bramble and Daniel Lieberman that humans beings have evolved anatomical and physiological characteristics that make us outstanding […]
Brooks Green Silence Now Available at Brooksrunning.com
January 18, 2010 By 3 Comments
Update 2/23/2010: I have now own and have posted a full review of the Brooks Green Silence. Just a quick post to announce that the Brooks Green Silence racing shoe is now available for purchase on the Brooks Running website. Here’s the description from Brooks: “Make an eco-statement with the Green Silence racing flat. Each […]
Vibram Fivefingers: Ice and Snow are No Match for My Monster Shoes
December 19, 2009 By 6 Comments
I’ve gotten a lot of questions lately about how well the Vibram Fivefingers handle in the cold winter weather. I’ll have much more to say about this in an upcoming videocast, but for now, the pictures below ought to answer that question well enough – sub-10 degree temperatures = no problem for my KSO’s!
Vibram Fivefingers and Barefoot Running: Does Removing Heel Cushion Change Footstrike?
December 11, 2009 By 47 Comments
In my previous post, I posed the following question to Ian Adamson, director of product development and education for the Newton Running Company: Me: Available data indicate that most people are heel-strikers. Is it your belief that the presence of extensive heel cushion (i.e., a heel wedge/lift) essentially forces a heel strike in most people? […]
Newton Running: Q&A With Ian Adamson, Newton’s Director of Product Development
December 9, 2009 By 1 Comment
Last week I published a post with a series of slow-motion videos of me running on a treadmill in different types of footwear (stability shoe to fully barefoot), with a specific goal of looking at if/how my footstrike might change with different types of shoes (or lack thereof). To my surprise, I received a series […]
Minimalist Shoe from Brooks Running? – Write Them and Say YES!
November 12, 2009 By 1 Comment
Quick Post – I just received a Twitter message from @brooksrunning requesting feedback regarding interest in a minimalist running shoe. My understanding is that there is nothing currently in the works, but that they want to hear if people are interested in such a shoe (in other words, would there be a significant market for […]
Nike Free Run+ & Free 7.0 V2: New Models Coming in 2010
October 17, 2009 By 13 Comments
The Running Warehouse Blog has released details about two new Nike Free models set to be released sometime around Summer 2010 (the post also discusses new models in the popular Lunar line as well as some others). As a big fan of the original Nike Free 3.0, I’m a bit disappointed with the direction the […]
Vibram Fivefingers: New Models On-Line (Trek, Moc, and Performa)
October 17, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Vibram has now updated their website with several of the new Fivefingers models. These include the Fivefingers KSO Trek for trailrunning (available in Men’s only for now – though there is a petition out for a women’s VFF Trek to be developed), and the Vibram Fivefingers Moc (Men’s) and Performa (Women’s). Below are photos of […]
Review of Injinji Running Socks: Preventing Blisters with Toesocks
October 3, 2009 By 15 Comments
Like most runners, I’m a total junkie when it comes to running gear. I find it really hard to resist trying out the next best thing, and I’m fairly obsessive about what I put on my feet. I’m therefore somewhat surprised that it took me so long to try out the Injinji toesocks. If you’re […]
Newton Gravity Trainers: Review of a First Run from @ahanu
September 27, 2009 By 4 Comments
One of my Dailymile/Twitter friends, @ahanu, just posted a great review of his experience running for the first time in Newton Gravity Trainers. You can read his Newton review on the Dailymile website. I haven’t tried the Newton’s myself (surprising, given my shoe addiction), and the price tag, from $150.00-$175.00 per pair, is high enough […]
