Racing Flats vs Cushioning

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Liliaicha
Liliaicha
Sep 2012
10:18pm, 1 Sep 2012
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Liliaicha
And my new shoes are Hokas! :-o
eL Bee!
eL Bee!
Sep 2012
10:28pm, 1 Sep 2012
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eL Bee!
DeeGee - weight is not the most important thing regarding fashioning. It's all about your Interaction with the ground, or Form!
I have worked with 7 stone folk who impact the ground in a bone-jarring way and would break In flats, and 18 stone folk who have fabulous light and springy form and run in very minimal shoes.
eL Bee!
eL Bee!
Sep 2012
10:30pm, 1 Sep 2012
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eL Bee!
Wtf is "fashioning"
Should be "cushioning"
Ted
Ted
Sep 2012
10:32pm, 1 Sep 2012
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Ted
fashioning is fabulous :)
MissChappo
MissChappo
Sep 2012
10:41pm, 1 Sep 2012
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MissChappo
You should talk about fashioning more often El Bee!
DeeGee
DeeGee
Sep 2012
11:01pm, 1 Sep 2012
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DeeGee
Here's the thing. My form is far better in the Brooks than the Nike.
eL Bee!
eL Bee!
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11:06pm, 1 Sep 2012
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eL Bee!
DeeGee - it would be interesting to see you run in both shoes.

BTW - the Sweatshop advice re: only using flats for shorter stuff and races is VERY old and outdated advice with no evidence base!
DeeGee
DeeGee
Sep 2012
11:17pm, 1 Sep 2012
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DeeGee
I'm hoping to get a video of myself in today's race later. I say my form's better. It feels better. It might be utter shite.
Whiskymurray
Whiskymurray
Sep 2012
12:11am, 2 Sep 2012
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Whiskymurray
I was using Triaxes and have changed over to the Brooks Racer ST5s. I still use the Triaxes for slow runs or recovery runs but I am much preferring the Sts now. Using 'em up to half marathon with no probs, doing another HM today with them!
DeeGee
DeeGee
Sep 2012
8:11am, 2 Sep 2012
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DeeGee
Same thing that I found then, WM. That's reassuring.

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Since I started this thing, as a 16 stone run-walker, I've run in thickly cushioned shoes, usually ...

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