Doing all training in minimalist

I do all my training in Nike Frees. I have not jeperadized anything....I think.

Why not do all training in minimalist shoes? I see nothing wrong with this as long as your shoes have enough cusioning fot your feet to handle the stress. Protecting the bottom of the feet IMO is the only reason we need shoes. Yes i am awarebthey help with running ecomomy too according to a recent study, but we don't necessarily need them for that.

I have no problem with it I just didn't want to be holding myself back since it does tend to be a little more stressful on the lower leg than a regular shoe.

really?????? wrote:

Why not do all training in minimalist shoes? I see nothing wrong with this as long as your shoes have enough cusioning ...

Methinks you don't know much about minimalist shoes.

I would never do a long run in a pegasus... especially the older models. I knew a bunch of people with them from 2008 just for cross training and pre season training for sprinters/jumpers. Not a single one lasted the whole year.

Find the shoe that works for you. A shoe will not limit your training if you feel good when you wear it. If you can run pain free it is the shoe for you.

Because of some knee problems I haven't been able to get rid of, I do all my running in H Streets; that's the only thing I've found that consistently lets me run pain-free. I doubt I could handle running in them on the roads every day though, so I mostly run on grass and tracks.

That is a really ignorant statement. A shoe like the Nike Pegasus is what's called a 'neutral running shoe' it offers little to no support in the arches. The Pegasus is really close to a minimalist shoe in the fact that it offers no support, just more cushion and no drop zero drop.Your friends probably got injured because...A) They needed more support from their shoe.B) They worked to hard, to soon. Im guesising the OP's Pegasus hurts his arch because his foot is no longer use to having an insole. The insole of the pegasus gives a little support for the arch. a nike free and the minimalist shoes are meant for running in a few days in order to strengthen different muscles in the leg that are cancelled out from normal trainers. As those muscles are strengthened you can wear minimalist more often until you feel comfortable enough to wear it for every run. The only reason a lot of your training buddies

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I would never do a long run in a pegasus... especially the older models. I knew a bunch of people with them from 2008 just for cross training and pre season training for sprinters/jumpers. Not a single one lasted the whole year.

Find the shoe that works for you. A shoe will not limit your training if you feel good when you wear it. If you can run pain free it is the shoe for you.

I used to do upwards of 40-45 miles per week in Nike Free 5.0s and many times had to do fartlek workouts on roads/paved trails. Never had any issues (age 32). Got out of them as Nike seemed to keep messing them up. I've gone back to a more minimal shoe, recently the Kinvara 2. But the real treat has been the Brooks PureConnect. Minimal heel drop, super flexible and just enough to cushion to keep pavement from being an issue. The cushioning really is well done. I'm guessing that it is the design of the tread and sole with the cutouts. Cushioned but not unresponsive nor

inflexible.

A guy I know who runs in the 14s for a 5K, does all running including workouts on pavement (to callous for road races), runs in Brooks T6. Ironically, I was having plantar fascia issues and it was a switch to the T6s which provided relief until I could get a grip on the PF issues.

FWIW, my 14yo son has been doing all his runs (on trails) in the PureConnect. He loves them. Start the kids off young with the 'minimalist' shoes, and I think it's highly likely that they will gain strength, and be injured far less often.

If you switch to barefoot/minimalist running you need to remember this is not for every body.

First, be careful not to be overweight as running without cushion will injure more easily your tendons around your feet and your knees.

Also, you should have less pain running barefoot/minimalist if you are already a forefoot runner. Running with this type of shoes will change drastically the way you use your feet when running and therefore, your calves will be used differently. I noticed calves pain when I first started running in Vibram - which I had to get used to at the beginning, and doing only very light running sessions (10min run, then rest, 20min run then rest, etc).

As for your question, if you have arch pain when running in "normal" trainers, I advise you to reinclude them in your training as you need to get used to it. I think this is the same type of issue kenyans have to face when they've been running since their early age barefoot and when they have to wear shoes to race.

A friend of mine used his vibram for every single run for over 2 years, he did a 10k with normal trainers and got his knee injured (tendonitis). Cannot conclude any link between using trainers and his injury, but looks like your problem a lot.

Conclusion:

- use your minimalist for every run and race and you might not get injured

- train with your normal trainers if you plan to use them in the future (such as for marathons, dont think minimalist will be best choice?)

Cheers

I know what minimalist shoes are. I was saying that minimalist shoes are fine but if they do.'t have enough cushioning to protect the bottom of a persons feet they need more cushioning. I am aware that this might not make them minimalist anymore.

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really?????? wrote:

Why not do all training in minimalist shoes? I see nothing wrong with this as long as your shoes have enough cusioning ...

Methinks you don't know much about minimalist shoes.

really?????? wrote:

I know what minimalist shoes are.

You obviously don't.

Basically, if it doesn't hurt, you are fine.

Yes i do you douche. Did you read what i wrote and consider the context of the OP. Probably not because it wasn't on your summer reading list. How is your summer vacation going?

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really?????? wrote:

I know what minimalist shoes are.

You obviously don't.