I have heard it claimed that it is impossible to run inefficiently in vibram shoes as they force you to run on your forefoot. Yet the other day I was walking home and I heard this incredibly loud slapping sound from across the street. Surprisingly I saw a guy running in vibram shoes and his feet were slapping against the ground producing the loud sounds. He obviously was not running efficiently.
And there you have it: proof!
Dubious wrote:
I have heard it claimed that it is impossible to run inefficiently in vibram shoes as they force you to run on your forefoot. Yet the other day I was walking home and I heard this incredibly loud slapping sound from across the street. Surprisingly I saw a guy running in vibram shoes and his feet were slapping against the ground producing the loud sounds. He obviously was not running efficiently.
My God! Does McDougall know about this?
The Mcdougall guy would run more efficiently if he would lose weight. No wonder he was getting hurt all the time wearing regular trainers.
i love seeing fat people flapping up and down the sidewalk in those things.
Running Barefoot and wearing those Vibrams' is simply the latest fad to hit the running scene---soon it will go the way of heartrate monitors,etc.,etc.
What I want to know is what's with the knee high running socks?
I wouldn't run in them but for walking around the house and on trails, hell I even wore them out to a bar, they serve a purpose. I have less heel pain. For me, they are a source of recovery after a run, stretching out my fascia. It sucks that if I wear them I am associated with the whole cult. But such is life I guess.
Donnie Osmond jr. wrote:
Running Barefoot .... simply the latest fad to hit the running scene
Not really a fad, when it's been done for millions of years. Technically, wearing shoes with a 1+ inch midsole is the "fad".
Psst - you can walk around the house barefoot - it might even be better than the faux-barefoot Vibrams. If you don't want to feel like a koolaid-drinking goofus outside your home, there's always flip flops and minimal shoes like Vivo Barefoot. Though if you enjoy your foot-gloves, by all means have at it.
Knee-high compression socks have been proven to speed up recovery...that is what is up with them. Unless most goofball running trends and fads, this one is science-based.
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