Barefoot running shoe

Has anyone here tried them out? I'm thinking about buying a pair.

They look freaky but I hear they are great to run in.

http://barefootrunningshoes.org/vibram-fivefingers/

 

I'll stick with the shox. I need the cushion when running.

 

I would prefer not to be seen in public wearing shoes like that. I also don't think that it would be comfortable with material between my toes because I have a pair of those "toe socks" like this: except mine are different and it doesn't feel "natural" to have each toe fitted in its own little whatever. JMO

 

I saw this on Real Sports w Bryant Gumble...
They said that if one choose to go that route, one has the be careful to not overdo it in the beginning as the calf muscles and tendons need time to adjust with the new angle and way of using muscles.

 

I think those would hurt the balls of my feet.

 

That and the arches. My feet hurt just looking at them. I can't imagine those could be even remotely comfortable to run in?

 

They look funny but hey who knows. There have been a few track stars who ran barefoot so it wouldn't be a completely unheard of idea.

 

You're a runner Jordan, don't you need arch support in a running shoe? I mean if you're flat footed I suppose it wouldn't be an issue, but I'd think if you had arches they'd be aching?

 

I had some Nike Free's and liked them. They were supposed to simulate barefoot.

My feet like Shox best. I have ummm too many pairs o Shox to mention. Oh and one pair of Puma trail runners for when I run the rough and muddier trails around here.

 

yah I love the nike free shoes much better than the vibrams, they look way way cooler and not freaky! the shox are not bad too but if you want the barefoot running style of shoes i think i saw a lot on this site: barefootrunningshoes.org

 

I don't think they would be that comfortable to run, I prefer a good fair wedge of cushioning, running in such slimline shoes makes my legs hurt just looking at them, plus having nice tightly laced shoes on makes my clicky ankle feel more secure.

At the moment I have a pair of blue/grey Addidas Supernova's and they are so bouncy.

 

The Army just recently authorized them for soldiers to wear while running while doing physical training here because a lot of them wanted it. Some guys are using them on the eliptycal or stairmaster too. We are having to back-order them at our PX.

Jordan, Zola Budd comes to mind. I was so upset when she tripped Mary Decker during the Olympic Mile back in '84:

http://users.soe.ucsc.edu/~hiram/moh/photography/mary.zola.html

 

That is who I thought of Sir Nose. Budd kind of had an attitude didn't she?

 

She really did, but I enjoyed watching that little girl run.

Great match tonight, USA did great! I'll bet the goalkeeper from England won't sleep tonight! One strange thing about soccer (football), a tie can be a victory.

 

I never tried a pair on but I have seen them in person. I actually cut one open using a band saw. I needed to see how the shoe was constructed for a project I had at work. They are actually good for training purposes. People don't realize how bad sneakers are for your feet.

 

Why are they bad for your feet?

 

Didn't Abebe Bikila of Africa run marathon bare feet in Rome in 1960 and became the first black African in history to win a gold medal in the Olympics and get the admiration of lovely Italian ladies

 

I don't know GZ, but if so, he worked hard for that pussy lovin' and deserved every bit of it. I'm not mad at him.

 

When people walk barefoot they take shorter strides with their knees slightly bent. Shorter strides allow you to land softly on your heel. After the foot touches the ground it rolls on the outside edge of the foot before the ball of your foot lands and then your toes help push you off the ground into the next step.

With sneakers on, people take longer strides landed on their heels harder than they would barefoot. This hard landing would hurt your feet without padded sneakers. Since you hit the ground harder it places more force on your knees and joints with each step you take. I don't remember off the top of my head but I believe a person place 13-20% more force on the knees which isn't that much but over the course of a lifetime would add unnecessary wear and tear on the joints. Since sneakers are not flexible they don't allow your toes to naturally push off which forces your legs to work harder to lift your foot up and down.

Walking in sneakers doesn't allow you to use the many muscles that you have, making your feet more susceptible to injury. Studies have shown that people of industrialized countries who often wear sneakers experience more knee problems compared to tribes in Africa that don't wear sneakers at all. But for companies like Nike, Reebok, and Adidas walking barefoot doesn't sell shoes.

 

yeah lets all walk barefoot for our health now...

dont mind the 'life lesson' that you get while watching Die Hard...

you know, the whole part where Bruce Willis is walking around barefoot and getting his feet cut on everything

I bet he was literally dying for a pair of swede Nike ball joints then