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Originally Posted by Did you just call me Coltrane?
I don't know much about it, but there has been a movement towards barefoot running, which is apparently based upon the fact that humans have walked/run slow for millions of years barefoot, mostly landing on our midfoot(feet?), and that shoes alter our gait, posture, etc. and force us to land more on our heels, which may cause us to get injured more easily from running. Chi Running sounds like is has some similar ideas.
I have been lucky and have been mostly injury-free, so I'm probably not the best person to answer. That being said, I run in very lightweight shoes that don't do much to assist/change my gait. While I don't have much to back this up, I do think that many running shoes are over-engineered and force people to run differently from their natural gait.
As I'm sure you've noticed, the faster you run, the more likely you are to land on the ball/midfoot of your feet (as opposed to a heel strike).
Have you seen these?
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hmm. My feet are webbed, so those would not work for me. But I am thinking about changing my shoes. For some reason, even though I bought exactly the same size and the same model (although 2009 instead of 2008) shoe as the ones I previously had, the ones I bought now feel a lot bigger so my foot feels like it's sliding around. I don't like it.
