Image via Wikipedia I just read an excellent, evidence based post on running shoe selection by sports podiatrist Ian Griffiths over on Ransacker.com. In the post Griffiths does a great job picking apart our current process for selection of running shoes. Among other things, he discusses how we arrived at our current situation, why pronation […]
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Our Flawed Running Shoe Selection Process: Great Post by Ian Griffiths on Ransacker.com
February 18, 2011 By 5 Comments
Gait Retraining and the Treatment of Running Injuries
February 6, 2011 By 28 Comments
Image by SashaW via Flickr In my previous post I summarized a slice of what was covered at a three-day course called “New Trends in the Prevention of Running Injuries” that I attended last weekend in West Virginia. In addition to discussing what we do and do not know about the causes of running injuries, […]
Stories of Success Running in Vibram Fivefingers: Sgt. R. and Bob H.
January 5, 2011 By 15 Comments
A few weeks ago I posted a testimonial from reader Bob C. about his experience transitioning into minimalist running shoes. Bob managed to eliminate some nagging pain by changing his shoes and form, but also suffered a stress fracture in the process that he attributes to doing too much too soon. Bob’s was just one […]
When Shoes Attack (Me): ITB Pain Caused by the New Balance Minimus Trail?
December 27, 2010 By 50 Comments
Image via Wikipedia Today I ran 10.3 miles in my Saucony Kinvaras and it did not hurt – in fact, it was one of the best runs I’ve had since I ran the Manchester City Marathon in early November. This statement in and of itself may not seem all that significant – I run a […]
Winter Running Gear – Reviews of Personal Favorites From Head-to-Toe
December 10, 2010 By 13 Comments
Well, winter is upon us, and as the dark arrives progressively earlier, the cold wind starts to howl, and the snow begins to fall, we runners who live in the northern climes must begin to adapt. I’ve received a number of emails recently asking for recommendations about winter running gear, so I figured it was […]
Marathon Shoes: Choosing My Shoe for Fall Marathon Two
October 30, 2010 By 19 Comments
My initial plan for my second marathon this Fall (Manchester City in NH) was to try to run it in the Vibram Fivefingers Bikila. However, I have come to the somewhat disappointing realization that I just didn’t have enough time in between marathons (5 weeks) to gradually build mileage back up to the point where […]
New Balance Minimus: High Resolution Photos
October 17, 2010 By 20 Comments
New Balance took the next step in their slow buildup to the release of their Minimus line of shoes yesterday by posting high resolution images of each shoe in the lineup (the NB Minimus Trail, Road, and Walking/Wellness). The marketing approach they are taking with these shoes is unlike anything I have seen before, which […]
Fearing the Marathon: My Feelings of Self-Doubt
September 26, 2010 By 36 Comments
Image via Wikipedia I sit here one week out from running marathon #6 suffering from a very familiar feeling of immense apprehension. Strike that, let’s call it what it is: fear. Truth be told, the marathon scares me. Don’t get me wrong, I love the race, and I love the distance, but the feelings of […]
Running Form, the Origin of Minimalism, and the Elite vs. Recreational Divide
September 21, 2010 By 23 Comments
I love when I read something that makes me think – that’s exactly what happened when I read Steve Magness’ latest post on his Science of Running blog. In his post, Steve discusses his perspective on how we arrived at our current state of affairs with regard to running shoe design, how this relates to […]
The Pronation Control Paradigm is Starting to Crumble: Review of a Study in the British Journal of Sports Medicine
July 22, 2010 By 49 Comments
Image via Wikipedia When you walk into a running shoe store, you are typically faced by a wall of colorful, “high-tech” shoes that are neatly grouped into three categories (sometimes four if “cushioned” is included as a distinct category). These categories are: neutral, stability/support, and motion control. How do you choose which shoe is right […]
Shifting Into Neutral – A Novice Shoe Buyer’s Experience
July 18, 2010 By 2 Comments
It’s sometimes easy to forget that we are all at different in our thoughts about running shoes. Some of us prefer lots of cushioning, whereas other, like myself, prefer a more minimalist style. It’s also easy to forget that those of us who have gone minimalist often started off in more typical cushioned trainers. It […]
My Barefoot Running Footstrike in Pictures
July 4, 2010 By 7 Comments
My 6 year-old son and I spent part of the afternoon today running barefoot laps up and down the driveway in front of a camera. I was trying to get some higher quality stills of my barefoot foostrike by using the motion triggering feature on the Casio EX-F1, and he decided he wanted to join […]
Nike Free 3.0 in Stock at Footlocker.com
June 21, 2010 By 15 Comments
I’ve written several posts about how much I like the Nike Free 3.0 – it’s still one of my all-time favorite running shoes. The problem is that the model is pretty hard to come by these days, leading some (myself included) to speculate that the model might be going away. Just noticed that Foot Locker […]
Review of Brooks Mach 11 Spikeless Cross Country Racing Flat
June 14, 2010 By 5 Comments
Not too long ago I wrote a post extolling the virtues of spikeless cross country racing flats as more minimalist running shoes. At the time that I wrote that article I hadn’t put very many miles in while wearing a XC flat, but lately I’ve been finding that my Brooks Mach 11 spikeless flats have […]
Fake and Counterfeit Vibram Fivefingers: Please Spread the Word!
June 1, 2010 By 6 Comments
Quick post here to help spread the word that a lot of websites are popping up that are selling fake/counterfeit Vibram Fivefingers shoes (this has been noted recently by Vibram themselves – see letter at bottom of post). If you see a website purporting to be selling the Vibram Fivefingers at a steep discount, in […]
