I want to move towards training in racing flats. Right now I'm running in Saucony Progrid C2 Glides. What would be a next step shoe in the direction of racing flats? I want to move towards training in racing flats but ease into it, unless i can just go straight into running in them all the time and not get injured. What shoe should be my next shoe?
Sounds like you have the right approach, e.g. going step-by-step. As the next step, go to neutral trainers. From there to lightweight trainer....and then there are 2-3 different levels of "flats".
You will likley have calf issues along the way....normal. Baring injuries likely will take you around 1.5 years...but worth it in my opinion. Good luck!
I've been wearing the Saucony Kinvaras for a lot of my workouts lately, and I feel like those would be a good transition shoe if you're trying to move towards racing flats.
I've looked into taking the plunge into flat training as well; once your legs adjust, it makes training-wear cheap as shit. You can adjust your legs to run in anything... after taking a year of experimenting with different footwear, a guy who posts on another running site won a half marathon with a good time (1:12:03) in Crocs.
I'm just leery of taking the year to get used to such footwear.
No sense in switching if you hadn't had any injury problems or you feel comfortable in them. Don't fix whats not broken
Usually if you are developing sore calves from running in racing flats (or typical 5K shoes like Asics Hyperspeeds), it's because you are tensing your calves before landing and trying to toe-off too forcefully. Kind of hard to explain, but if I run smoothly, I don't have calf issues. I'm still in the process of transitioning from Asics Speedstars to Hyperspeeds and do about 1/2 my miles in each at this point.
Good luck with your transition. I think all the science points to more minimal shoes promoting more efficient form and less injuries over time. Just take it slow.
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