Stereotypical "is XXX killing my running?" entry.
Answer: YES. Not my running but me.
Just made my rentreé to this season with only 4 weeks to go for Egmond (and still waiting for my Huaraches to arrive!).
I bet you know how things are: The darn footpod holder was attached to my K-Swiss Ironman II, it was raining and cold and I just felt too lazy to untie the laces and attach the holder to the MT10. Out I go for a 20km run.
At km 10 my quads were sore as if I had been running the Badwater Trail ! This was Saturday. Sunday I was so sore that I had to cancel my long run. Something that I have never done in years! I felt so sore that I had difficulties climbing down the stairs. I even felt some alarming stitches of pain in my shins.
Small wonder that people end up with shin splints and weird injuries. And the Ironman II are not among the worst that you can get on your feet, in fact there full name is "K-Swiss Natural Running Ironman II" and they are quire lightweight and offer enough flexibility for forefoot strikers like me.
Well, my second pair of MT10 is fresh out of the washing machine (YES, you read well!) and my two foot pod holders in place were they are supposed to be. The soreness disappeared after a few KM running in minimalistic footwear (as expected, actually).
Answer: YES. Not my running but me.
Just made my rentreé to this season with only 4 weeks to go for Egmond (and still waiting for my Huaraches to arrive!).
I bet you know how things are: The darn footpod holder was attached to my K-Swiss Ironman II, it was raining and cold and I just felt too lazy to untie the laces and attach the holder to the MT10. Out I go for a 20km run.
At km 10 my quads were sore as if I had been running the Badwater Trail ! This was Saturday. Sunday I was so sore that I had to cancel my long run. Something that I have never done in years! I felt so sore that I had difficulties climbing down the stairs. I even felt some alarming stitches of pain in my shins.
Small wonder that people end up with shin splints and weird injuries. And the Ironman II are not among the worst that you can get on your feet, in fact there full name is "K-Swiss Natural Running Ironman II" and they are quire lightweight and offer enough flexibility for forefoot strikers like me.
Well, my second pair of MT10 is fresh out of the washing machine (YES, you read well!) and my two foot pod holders in place were they are supposed to be. The soreness disappeared after a few KM running in minimalistic footwear (as expected, actually).
