Timeline for So (one of) my toes won't come up when running - flat footed
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| Sep 4 at 16:18 | comment | added | Fattie | @E.Aigle sorry for the long delay in ticking! FWIW for me (1) bottom line, inconceivable I can toe-strike (2) you were right in that the issue should resolve with time - it did! Solution: walk a few hours a day in the meantime | |
| Sep 4 at 16:16 | vote | accept | Fattie | ||
| Feb 7, 2021 at 14:15 | history | bounty ended | Fattie | ||
| Feb 2, 2021 at 14:47 | comment | added | JohnP♦ | Well, there is also mass confusion over what a heel strike is. Just because the heel touches first doesn't make it a heel strike. It's what part of the foot is bearing the weight as it passes over the foot. My heel touches first all the time, but I'm actually a mid foot striker. | |
| Feb 2, 2021 at 14:22 | comment | added | E.Aigle | @JohnP I'll grant you the literature is pretty mixed. There does however seem to be reduced impact transferred to the knee in fore foot running. Heel striking running styles seem to be correlated with overuse injuries in what I've read. However, I am basing my recommendation mostly on personal experience as a runner, the recommendations given to me by basically every physio I've ever met and the description of the issue at hand..... or is it "at foot" in this case? | |
| Feb 2, 2021 at 14:04 | comment | added | JohnP♦ | Pretty much all the studies that I have seen suggest that people naturally select the gait and strike pattern that is natural/best for them. I have also seen studies on chi/pose/other forefoot variants that show increased injury rates. Can you find some evidence that this method is a better approach? | |
| Feb 2, 2021 at 13:39 | comment | added | Fattie | .. i will get a pair of pretty low-drop shoes again, and see! | |
| Feb 2, 2021 at 13:39 | comment | added | Fattie | AC - that's fascinating. I have never in my life been able to go "toe first". I had absolutely no idea until this moment it is perhaps better, more natural. One note, I jog (pretty slowly) I really don't run (so, 10km/hour would be about my top speed ever!) As mentioned I went more for moderate distance, eg, 100+k a week) (as mentioned I stopped joggging for a couple yrs, and am back). In fact my favorite shoes ever were mizuno universe (eg, amazon.com/gp/product/B00KSX7R3M I guess basically almost liek racing flats). ATM I just have an ordinary typical modern "fairly large drop" shoe... | |
| Feb 2, 2021 at 12:26 | comment | added | E.Aigle | @Fattie yes. Shoes with a big drop (difference in stack height between heel and toe) can cause even more heel striking, so be on the look out for that. I wouldn't go for totally minimal shoes if you're not accustomed to them, but I find that shoes with lower drop make for better running dynamics. I have a very wide foot and would recommend Altra otherwise On make some good ones and I'm sure plenty of other brands do too. | |
| Feb 2, 2021 at 11:58 | comment | added | Fattie | ah, you're essentially saying it's better, more natural, to actually strike toe first??! | |
| Feb 2, 2021 at 9:16 | history | edited | E.Aigle | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Feb 2, 2021 at 9:06 | history | answered | E.Aigle | CC BY-SA 4.0 |