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Labi1995 · Clubopener Geregistreerd op: 19 Jan 2019 Berichten: 322

The first image is about as massive a heel strike as I have Nike M2K Tekno Womens seen, and if you look at the apparent angle of the lower leg relative to the ground, it’s a tremendous overstride as well. The overstriding gait can also bee seen in the fourth image – it’s almost as if the little white dots represent pain points and the arrows are pointing to the foot position as the source of the trouble Smile.I will give Mizuno some credit here – they include what may be the nicest slow motion view of a heel strike that I have ever seen, and you can really seen that the shoe does seem to cushion the impact (I do fully believe that if you heel strike, heel cushioning is essential):It seems to me that Asics and Mizuno are the most resistant among the big manufacturers to the new minimalist trend. For example, check out the Asics ad for it’s top of Nike Air Max 270 Damen the line Kinsei below (a “high-tech” $180 shoe)I hope this will Nike Air VaporMax Femme change with time as Mizuno does make some really nice shoes – the Wave Ronin and Wave Musha are solid transitional shoes, and the Wave Universe is a favorite of many minimalists. In fact the update to the latter is coming soon, and they have made what, from an appearance standpoint, was a pretty bland shoe into one that looks pretty sweet – check it out (from Running Warehouse):This design of this shoe looks to be marketting driven rather than via biomechanics. It looks full of “high tech”, I guess there is part of the running market that easily seduced by this marketing angle, so wouldn’t be surprised if it sells.
Engineering wise EVA midsole will absorb more impact and provide less energy return than metal/plastic/carbon fibre springs, so I would expect Nike Air Force 1 Donne this shoe to return slightly more engergy than a shoe with foam midsole, for a runner running with same gait in both shoes. If this shoes is any heavier than this will detract from this potential slightly improved efficiency.
However, I would expect that a forefoot landing will be more efficient than any heel strike gait, even with a “high tech” marketed shoe like the Prophacy. For me a lightweight flat and forefoot/midfoot will win every time from either a efficiency and lower loads perspective.It’ll be interesting to see how marketting and shoe design evolve over the next decade. I suspect selling “less” of a shoe will take a little while to dominate the mainstream. Fingers crossed the viral nature of the internet might well be able to help speed the transition from crazy marketing and shoes like the Prophacy to shoes that Nike Air Max Classic BW Mens are are designed to work positively with how the human body evolved Nike Air Presto Womens to operate. The mimimialist movement will need to shake down the science and practice good running form – it will need to counter the marketting jugganaunt behind built up shoes with facts and solid teaching. We’ll also have to avoid falling into the trap of being pigion holed as niche “hippy” market. Kudos to you Pete, this blog is part of the solution I have hills, mountains and lots of stony and rocky trails to run locally and can set without hestiation that heavy built up cushioned shoes are the worst footware to take onto technical trails. The ideal shoes for me are light, flexible with great grip, low to ground, well protected toe box, durable and structured to properly hug the foot to enable the traction from the sole to be passed directly to the Nike Air Force 1 Femme foot and enough cushioning to distribute the impact of landing on Nike Air Vapormax Womens sharp rocks. Good proprioception is hugely important when doing quick technical descents and traversing – the shoe has deliver enough ground feel that you get the feedback you need to keep balance and tune your gait for the ground your are crossing.My ideal shoe for technical trails needn’t be that minimal but for sure it won’t look anything like the Prophecy, in fact I find it hard to spot any feature of the shoe that would make it a good trail shoe, even for a heavy heel striker. What happens when you run through thick mud? Just think of the suction force required to pull it out once the mud envelopes the plate. And when you do escape the mud just how much of it will you carry with you on your way?