Shoe Warning

funrunner wrote:

P2 wrote:

funrunner wrote:

HXC_Runner2012 wrote:Obviously it will get you injured, it's one of the most padded shoes you can buy.

Where exactly did you get injured?

You're a fucking idiot.

last time i checked you're injured and hxc isnt.

Just you wait. If HXC keeps believing everything he reads on the internet and runs barefoot (a practice witch has its merits, but I highly doubt HXC will build up to it slowly enough to not get injured), runs 100+ mpw in singles, and keeps piling on the mileage with the 10% rule ad infinitum (as he has already advised you to do in another thread), he will end up way more fucked than me.

The point of my post was that you can't just look at a running shoe and say "Obviously it will get you injured! It isn't a racing flat!" HXC is a minimalist. I respect the ideas of minimalists because they make sense, but I am not a minimalist. HXC should respect the ideas of non-minimalists because they make since. But he doesn't, and he throws out a little internet condescension to prove it. Maybe I shouldn't have called him a fucking idiot. Maybe I should have called him a fucking prick, but I do believe fucking idiot covers both bases quite well.

Ok.

First off, you assumed that I won't build up to running barefoot gradually enough. I started out this summer doing a 5-10 minute barefoot jog twice a week after my run. After four weeks I went up to three days a week. Then I began adding time by 1-2 minutes every other run. Is this slow enough for you?

Secondly, I never suggested using the 10% rule to infinity. Your mileage would get out of hand pretty soon if you did that. I was using those number as an example of what he could do, using the 10% rule and taking a down week every four weeks. I offering advice not on how much mileage to do, but rather how to do the mileage.

Thirdly, I never said I was going to do 100 MPW in singles. I just reminded you that plenty of people have done it, and it shouldn't be regarded as an impossible feat that will completely destroy your body as soon as you accomplish it. I'm smart enough to know that I can't handle that kind of mileage right now, but it's certainly not impossible in the future.

You also said that the point of your post is to correct my first post in the thread, even though I've already corrected it.

The rest of your post was pretty much just FUCK YOU, so I won't respond to that.

Running With Scissors wrote:I just bought really padded shoes a few days ago because I thought they would help with my rolled ankle and you guys are saying thats a bad thing?

It would probably help the ankle heal faster, because they absorb more shock and let your ankles do less while you're running, but continuous use of them would result in weaker ankles, actually leaving your ankles more injury prone. So use them for now if you can't just take a couple of days off, but then put them away for the next time you really need them.

wtf is the point of running barefoot unless it's on a soft surface like sand

CT Track wrote:wtf is the point of running barefoot unless it's on a soft surface like sand

There really is no point except cutting the shit out of your feet....
I only run barefoot in a field by my house.....

CT Track wrote:wtf is the point of running barefoot unless it's on a soft surface like sand

That's what the Nike Frees and Vibram Five Fingers are for.

And funrunner, you didn't present any evidence in your argument, so I don't know who you're trying to convince. And Amherst is right, you don't sound like a funrunner anymore.

fudge.

i just bought the women's version of those shoes (Cumulus-9) and have been wearing them for about 1.5 monthes with no problems so far **knock on wood**

should I stick with them for the rest of the season and winter training?
because, i know my parents probably won't be to convinced to buy me antoher pair of shoes becuase they just spent 80 dollars on those and 50 on my school shoes at the beginning of the year.

danggg. now what...

xc running gal wrote:fudge.

i just bought the women's version of those shoes (Cumulus-9) and have been wearing them for about 1.5 monthes with no problems so far **knock on wood**

should I stick with them for the rest of the season and winter training?
because, i know my parents probably won't be to convinced to buy me antoher pair of shoes becuase they just spent 80 dollars on those and 50 on my school shoes at the beginning of the year.

danggg. now what...

They are perfectly normal shoes for you. How many miles do you have on them? I say use them until track season.

T B K wrote:

xc running gal wrote:fudge.

i just bought the women's version of those shoes (Cumulus-9) and have been wearing them for about 1.5 monthes with no problems so far **knock on wood**

should I stick with them for the rest of the season and winter training?
because, i know my parents probably won't be to convinced to buy me antoher pair of shoes becuase they just spent 80 dollars on those and 50 on my school shoes at the beginning of the year.

danggg. now what...

They are perfectly normal shoes for you. How many miles do you have on them? I say use them until track season.

Yeah maybe they might work for u i do know one kid who didnt get injured.I needed better arch support hopefully u dont.


They cost u 80.my coach sold them for 45