shoes

[via_ostiense]

What shoes do you prefer for running? My old sneakers have developed holes in too many places to ignore, so I went to the sports shop and bought a pair of athletic shoes from the sale section. They fit and were cheap, but I'm wondering if it would be worthwhile to get a more expensive pair (and possibly better?) from the Running section of the store next time. Or is that just marketing?

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thanks for the links

[via_ostiense]

When you take a step, do you land with your heel or with the front bit of your foot? (After reading therunningbarefoot, I have now spent a couple minutes running around my apt in socks trying to figure out how to do this correctly.) I'm inspired to try barefoot running around my neighborhood! I have a half marathon coming up in two weeks, so I'm planning to stick to training and running in shoes for that, but doing a short run (1.6 mi) around the neighborhood to get a feel for barefoot running. It would certainly solve the problem of running shoes being expensive.

Re: thanks for the links

[heuradys]

You're welcome. *G*

Land on the ball of your foot. It's really a three part sort of landing, like ball-toes-heel then lift. If your heel doesn't touch down, your calves get really sore. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zIL07uYAW-Q

Try a few hundred feet first. Or tool around a parking lot. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_bckWtBwjxI

Good luck on that half marathon! I've got a 9-ish mile trail race in 9 days and I plan to do at least the last mile barefoot. Darned acorns!