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What are the real benefits of zero drop running shoes?
Some remarks on shoe type choices and rationales in general
According to my physio education, the choice of drop, zero drop, of even incline should depend on the ratio between ankle height and heel ...
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What to look for in indoor sports shoes?
For me, what I look for is practicality. Do they have good grip, are they comfortable and how much weight the shoe has.
The grip for those sorts of sports 100% has to be good, otherwise you're going ...
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Blister on arch of foot behind ball
According to your comments, you normally run a 5k, and you doubled that. I would caution you against suddenly increasing your mileage when running, as it is easy to get overuse injuries related to the ...
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Breaking in running shoes?
With modern running shoes, especially if you buy the same brand/model, there really is no need to break them in any more. It is only if you change models and/or brands that your first runs in them ...
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Pronation in shoe wear
In most cases, it is not as much the feet being physically significantly different in structure as it is the leg length and imbalance in leg muscles causing slightly different movements in different ...
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How to keep your feet from heating up during your run
I'd check out thinner merino wool socks or a synthetic sock specific to 'cooling.' Merino wool and specific synthetics pull sweat from the feet and help keep them cooler. Generally speaking. For ...
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How to select running shoes for rainy weather
So at the end of the day there is not a ton you can do. It's all about static friction and no matter what if you add water as a layer between the surface you're running on and your shoes the ...
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Why are running records not set when running barefoot?
I'm not aware of/ couldn't find any studies on affecting performance. This study from 2014 states that no studies on performance have not been done on a wide scale.
https://www.researchgate.net/...
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Choosing the right shoes for a 5k begginer runner
The first step is to go to a running or fitness store that sells shoes and talk to one of the shoe specialists. They should have knowledge about the shoes and, in my experiences, will watch you walk ...
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What can be the cause of pain in almost my whole lower body/lower legs while running?
A few possibilities:
You can get pain from running with new shoes regardless of whether or not the new shoes are the "best fit" for your body. Dramatic changes in shoes means dramatic changes in ...
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How to select running shoes for performance?
According to a leading expert in the field, Daniel Ramskov, you should choose the shoes, which makes you feel most comfortable, when you run. This means the most objective criteria for choosing the ...
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Can I avoid instep tears in barefoot shoes?
I had a pair of Merrell barefoot running shoes that I used to use for every day as opposed to running. They wore through in about 6 months.
I went into a specialist running shop to get some more and ...
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Any health/performance benefits to the narrow design of shoes?
Is your experience growing up that you went barefoot a lot? I did, as most of my youth was spent at swimming pools.
My doctor once commented that I had "luau feet" - a wider spread that he ...
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Running with bunions: technique, shoes, etc
Disclaimer: I am not an expert in running form or podiatry. This is my own experience.
I have a bunion on one foot, which was I suspect caused by over-aggressive rock climbing shoes, but when it ...
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How to choose "Neutral shoes" for long distance endurance running?
By neutral they mean subtalar neutral. This is the position of the subtalar joint in which the foot is neither pronated nor supinated. When the hindfoot is neutral.
Excessive or prolonged motion or ...
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Isn't it true that all types of spikes will fit on all types of running spike shoes?
Sorry to reply to an old thread here. I couldn't comment directly to Pacerier, but I think 4-5 hole shoes are generally for longer distance and easier turn over. 7-8 hole are for sprinters that need ...
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