Serious runners: what happened to minimalist/barefoot running trend?
I still have my Inov8 shoes but now use them for weight training. Switched back to regular (though zero-drop) shoes for cardio after some injuries.
This says fad came and went:
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I use them to avoid shin splints and I'm frankly used to them, been using them since 2005 with the early Nike Free. Shoe's have been kind of more marketing/sales than science for a long time and I think minimalist shoes was a correction.
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I ran barefoot before the trend and I still run barefoot. Do what works for you
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Topo’s have been my running shoe for 3+ years. I think people over-indexed on the barefoot metaphor. Forcing yourself to run on your toes, like you would barefoot is the real learning here to avoid injury. Some padding to make hard surfaces more bearable is kind of a no brainer.
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My knees took a pounding when running on concrete or hard trails. I still enjoy shoes with less padding if the trail has grass on the shoulders







