ugh. Cobblestones are about the worst possible surface for me. I think they're really risky to go BF on. At least, the 500 yr old cobblestones in our town vs. my feet are a bad combination. ymmv.
Why barefoot runners never win...a closed-minded view
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ugh. Cobblestones are about the worst possible surface for me. I think they're really risky to go BF on. At least, the 500 yr old cobblestones in our town vs. my feet are a bad combination. ymmv.
I could definitely see someone turning an ankle on those, even shoddies could turn an ankle, probably more so.
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I've turned more ankles shod than barefoot... In fact, knock on wood, I don't think I've ever turned an ankle barefoot...
Neither have I. As you know, it's because we have better proprioception than the shoddie who can't feel where they are. We can react much quicker than a shoddie too, and make adjustments accordingly. They don't know what hit them until it's too late.
When I wore shoes, I turned my ankle and it kept becoming more often so it was happening on just about every run. It has never happened barefoot.
I ran a race one time that had cobblestone through a small section. At first it was a little uncomfortable, but after a while I got use to the spacing. Unfortunately, the section was short and by the time I was comfortable on it, it ended.
I ran a race one time that had cobblestone through a small section. At first it was a little uncomfortable, but after a while I got use to the spacing. Unfortunately, the section was short and by the time I was comfortable on it, it ended.
people never believe me when i tell them i run bf because it's safer than shod. even when i explain it. you pay attention when you're bare. i to used to roll my ankles every time i ran in shoes. maybe once now while bare.
There's greater torque with shoes to twist ankles. Just think about it - if you need to twist a bolt that's stuck you just get longer lever and you need to use less force, shoes kind of do that.
actually, wearing very thin socks for hygienic reasons???
I really wanted to stop reading when I got to that part. Is the whole world Howard Hughes type germaphobia (is that a word?) types? Also, another hole in his study since they were NOT barefooted!
I really wanted to stop reading when I got to that part. Is the whole world Howard Hughes type germaphobia (is that a word?) types? Also, another hole in his study since they were NOT barefooted!
Hello.
Does anybody known where I can find that particular study from University of Colorado researchers?. I would like to read it...
But if we are going to talk about running economy (barefoot or not) we have to keep an eye on this:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23252417
Cheers!
Does anybody known where I can find that particular study from University of Colorado researchers?. I would like to read it...
But if we are going to talk about running economy (barefoot or not) we have to keep an eye on this:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23252417
Cheers!
LaGaz, here's an article by Steven Sashen of Xero Shoes (Invisible Shoes) "debunking" the University of Colorado's study. It has the links to the study you are looking for: http://thebarefootrunners.org/threa...y-“unmaking”-the-case-for-running-shoes.6087/
Edited of course, it has curse words in it, so be warned. -TJ
EDITED!!! Did you expect anything else from George Carlin?
Sorry TJ, I should have used a bit more propriety.
Per
EDITED!!! Did you expect anything else from George Carlin?
Sorry TJ, I should have used a bit more propriety.
Per
Both of my major injuries have been in shoes, including the one I am currently dealing wit.
I have won a race barefoot though. Just a local 5k, but still. My running buddy just won a 5K put on his school district at 40 years old. He won overall against shod runners, from 18 - 40.
I have won a race barefoot though. Just a local 5k, but still. My running buddy just won a 5K put on his school district at 40 years old. He won overall against shod runners, from 18 - 40.
I dont have a problem with this article, personally I think the results are rather interesting. Does the study have flaws, potentially, can you draw any general conclusions re BF vs Shod, not really. But unless you believe that they faked the results, then the results can be used to draw some conclusions. You dont have to agree with their conclusions... but that is a fundamental aspect of science. Conclusions are not meant to be agreed with.
Personally i know that my performance will allways be better in a pair of shoes, simply because no matter how much i try i cannot throw all caution to the wind and go hell for leather BF, i can if i have racing flats on.
I do note its constrained to hard surfaces, i prefer to run BF on soft natural surfaces, It would be interesting to have seen the efficiency if Kram had followed his hunch another step and had the runners run shod on the padded surface. the results of which may have then been of interest to competitive cross country runners.
Besides if the Majority of us are into BF running for other reasons than pure performance then the results of this study have little bearing on us at all. Just as I imagine a study looking into the subjective enjoyment of running would be of little direct use to those primarily interested in performance.
Personally i know that my performance will allways be better in a pair of shoes, simply because no matter how much i try i cannot throw all caution to the wind and go hell for leather BF, i can if i have racing flats on.
I do note its constrained to hard surfaces, i prefer to run BF on soft natural surfaces, It would be interesting to have seen the efficiency if Kram had followed his hunch another step and had the runners run shod on the padded surface. the results of which may have then been of interest to competitive cross country runners.
Besides if the Majority of us are into BF running for other reasons than pure performance then the results of this study have little bearing on us at all. Just as I imagine a study looking into the subjective enjoyment of running would be of little direct use to those primarily interested in performance.
