Hi, I'm new around here! Some background-I have been running in Nike Eclipse shoes for several years and recently started adding in some BFR-i'm up to 10 min 2x a week. I absolutely love the feel of BFR, as soon as I start my body clicks into place and I feel a natural . I am going slowly with the BFR, but I am running the Army 10 miler in Oct. I have been wearing my NIkes for my longer runs but they are uncomfortable now that my feet and toes are spreading out, I get blisters when I run longer than 5 miles in them, I don't wear socks. The cushioning destabalizes me but I like the flexibility of the sole.
I need to find a transition shoe so I don't overdue the stress on my feet, which shoes to get? I have tried Merrel Trail glove and they were too narrow and the arch felt restrictive and stiff. VFFs change my gait in an unnatural way, I don't mind walking in them but running is definitely out. Is there a shoe that will protect my still delicate muscles and bones without too much cushion, zero drop and a flexible sole?
My plan is to do the ARmy 10 miler in whatever transition shoes I get and keep adding BFR each time I run with the end goal of doing all my running BF or barely covered (I run on paved trails in the woods with a lot of debris, I will need some kind of covering to prevent cuts.)
Thank you!
I need to find a transition shoe so I don't overdue the stress on my feet, which shoes to get? I have tried Merrel Trail glove and they were too narrow and the arch felt restrictive and stiff. VFFs change my gait in an unnatural way, I don't mind walking in them but running is definitely out. Is there a shoe that will protect my still delicate muscles and bones without too much cushion, zero drop and a flexible sole?
My plan is to do the ARmy 10 miler in whatever transition shoes I get and keep adding BFR each time I run with the end goal of doing all my running BF or barely covered (I run on paved trails in the woods with a lot of debris, I will need some kind of covering to prevent cuts.)
Thank you!