any experience going back to regular trainers?

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10 years ago 10/04/2013 7:52pm EDT

I was wondering if anyone had experience running in minimalist/semi-minimalist shoes and then going back to regular shoes.

More info on me.

Started XC junior year ran in nike free run. Spring tack ran barefoot. 12th grade summer decided to go back to shoes because running barefoot wasnt going to make me fast. Ran in nike free 3.0s had decent success for two years running. Always injury free.

College started and I started running barefoot got hurt. Took a year off. Started running in Altras, which are not minimalist but they are semi-minimalist, 0 drop and such. I have done well in those, but I want to try other shoes as well and just use Altras in my rotation. Shoes im considering are saucony ride 6 (8mm drop), Brooks launch (10mm drop), NB 890 (8mm drop), and Nike pegasus (12mm drop).

Will going back and forth take adjusting? is it too much to go back and forth between those drops?

Let me know what you think and if you have had any experience. Thanks

10 years ago 10/04/2013 8:22pm EDT

re: TobyXVX

I used to run in Mizuno Wave Inspires throughout high school and then switched to the Kinvaras. A few months after switching to the Kinvaras and having my legs adjust to them I tried to run in some Inspires and it didn't go too well.

I only ran 3 miles in the Inspires and had one leg tingling the whole time and felt like it was about to go numb while my ankle on the other leg was sore throughout the run. Looking back I think it was switching from a neutral shoe back to a support shoe instead of the extra weight of a normal trainer. On my 8th pair of Kinvaras now and haven't tried switching to heavier shoe since.

10 years ago 10/04/2013 8:24pm EDT

re: logan decker

Thanks for the reply. I think that the shoes im thinking about rotating with the altras and possibly switching to full time are all at the same weight of the altras. The main thing that differs is just the drop, and width of the toebox

10 years ago 10/04/2013 8:36pm EDT

re: TobyXVX

I went from VFF (mock me, go ahead) to a racing flat to Brooks' lightweight, recycled shoe (forgot the name) to more lightweight support shoes (DS racer, NB 890) and finally back to cushiony neutral shoes. You could say I progressed to more cushion (Brooks Ghost is my favorite shoe of all time). Other than my legs feeling heavier in the first few days after getting heavier shoes, not much has changed. I haven't been injured yet while running in regular trainers (I had some nasty encounters with PF and Achilles tendinitis). In my opinion, if you have good form (weight under the hips, no over striding, etc.), shoes won't matter or make your form better or worse. I like to wear slightly lighter shoes during speed/tempos, however. They just feel better and closer to the actual racing situation. Otherwise, for most of my mileage, being safe (cushion) is better than being sorry (PF).

10 years ago 10/04/2013 9:05pm EDT

re: Mr. T

I trained in Mizuno Mushas for about a year. Not a super minimalist shoe and I prefer to call it a flat. Rotated early on with Elixirs before switching 100% Musha. Things went well for a few months and developed Post Tib tendonitis. Took 4 months for that to clear up, ran another two months, and the post tib flared up again. No running for another 6 months. Abandoned the Mushas for the previously mentioned Mizuno Inspires(support shoe). Since switching I've had my two healthiest years in almost a decade. Prior to all this, I wore Mizuno Wave Riders and Elixirs.

I've seen a lot of people saying there is an adjustment period to minimalist shoes in order to return to a natural style of running, but I buy based on what helps myself stay healthy.

10 years ago 10/04/2013 9:14pm EDT

re: Mizuno Loyalist

Thanks for all the replies. It seems to be that the general consensus is that ill be fine if i add them into my rotation. Good to hear.

10 years ago 10/04/2013 9:22pm EDT

re: TobyXVX

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