Going more minimalist... DS Trainer to a Puma shoe... which one...

DS Trainer, not mini in my book. they don't flex at all, they are just a bit lighter than most trainers. I ended up with a stress fracture, lack of cushioning. go with the nike frees or a racing flat with cushioning.

Well, I'm progressing. Going from Kayano and Adrenalines and supernovas to ds trainers is going more minimalist.

To jump to frees or flats would probably give me a stress fracture. I run 90-105 miles a week, afterall.

I also want to switch to Puma's... so that is why I asked about them specifically.

well i was attempting to move down in weight from kayanos to adrenalines to ravennas...

now i'm in the ds trainer, and it's great. highly reccomend it, i don't really trust pumas as far as running shoes go

Puma doesn't really have a very extensive true running line. What they have is quite good right now, but nothing really lightweight. Unless you want to try running in a fashion shoe, your best bet is their road flat (complete roadracer I think). It's a nice flat, decent cushioning, but no posting.

I think from DS-Trainer, I would look into Nike's Lunaracer or Lunarelite, Asics DS-Racer or Adidas AdiZero Tempo or Mana.

funny, i moved down from to kayano to ds trainer, got a stress fracture; then moved down to frees eventually, no probs... same mileage as you. prob with ds trainers lack of cuishoning, you might be fine though, everyone is different.

GoGoGoGo wrote:

Well, I'm progressing. Going from Kayano and Adrenalines and supernovas to ds trainers is going more minimalist.

To jump to frees or flats would probably give me a stress fracture. I run 90-105 miles a week, afterall.

I also want to switch to Puma's... so that is why I asked about them specifically.

correct me if im mistaken, but it seems that the Nike Free is nothing near minimal. It has a lot of cushion, mushier than a pegasus or vomero, and the heel is significantly higher than the forefoot. Just because it is very flexible doesn't make it minimal.

Go with the PUMA Road Racer, which is a good step in the minimalist direction from the DS trainer. Not as minimalist as the H-Street, but pretty much as minimalist as any racing shoe out there.

http://www.shop-eu.puma.com/on/demandware.store/Sites-Puma-EU-Site/en/Link-Product?colorstyleno=18384601

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Go with the PUMA Road Racer, which is a good step in the minimalist direction from the DS trainer. Not as minimalist as the H-Street, but pretty much as minimalist as any racing shoe out there.

http://www.shop-eu.puma.com/on/demandware.store/Sites-Puma-EU-Site/en/Link-Product?colorstyleno=18384601

This is the correct answer. Puma recently moved away from most of the more minimal styles they had been carrying (bad timing, huh). The racer is WAY more flexible and less supportive than the DST, so get used to it carefully.

GoGoGoGo wrote:

Well, I'm progressing. Going from Kayano and Adrenalines and supernovas to ds trainers is going more minimalist.

To jump to frees or flats would probably give me a stress fracture. I run 90-105 miles a week, afterall.

I also want to switch to Puma's... so that is why I asked about them specifically.

The closest to the DS Trainer is the Puma Complete Concinnity.

Low profile and fairly flat midsole, token medial post near the heel, medium weight, fairly responsive.