tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1963402677916553399.post4284000010902644631..comments2024-02-01T03:43:38.115-06:00Comments on 50 after 40: Changing My Foot-Strike ... Huge Success!!!Jim ... 50after40http://www.blogger.com/profile/14165153305680378261noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1963402677916553399.post-21484461087925832192012-12-30T11:15:08.864-06:002012-12-30T11:15:08.864-06:00that is awesome! I might have to check out the wh...that is awesome! I might have to check out the whole foot strike thing. Just had a coach give me a few pointers the other day on form in general and it seems to be helping already. Lord knows I don't want achy knees - at 44 I guess I am already on borrowed time!Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13254493351463617215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1963402677916553399.post-10796479946485006982012-12-30T00:01:48.969-06:002012-12-30T00:01:48.969-06:00I remember reading quite a while ago about how you...I remember reading quite a while ago about how you were going to pull back a bit and really focus on form. I am so happy that things have worked out so positively. <br /><br />I also get sick of people commenting that I'm ruining my knees. I work in health care and the people I see getting knee replacements aren't runners, they are the people who are overweight and haven't exercised in years. Cory Reesehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04211348156621152998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1963402677916553399.post-40059641026959812012012-12-28T15:33:56.888-06:002012-12-28T15:33:56.888-06:00Glad that you made it to a midfoot strike! I rece...Glad that you made it to a midfoot strike! I recently bought Brooks Pure Flows and Newtowns, in general I like them. I'm still not 100% sure that I run with a midfoot strike now, I should probably get a stride analysis by someone. <br /><br />And lol on your Sharapova comment!Nellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11613262056157769496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1963402677916553399.post-28355141950826547512012-12-28T14:00:01.841-06:002012-12-28T14:00:01.841-06:00I'm just as grumpy as you are. But I am a true...I'm just as grumpy as you are. But I am a true believer of the mid-strike. Unfortunately I went from a heel shoe to a 3mm heel drop shoe that reactivated my Plantar Fasciitis blah blah blah. When I run now I really try to keep my body aligned and my cadence high. I'm still in the middle of the difficult transition but reading this makes me feel like there will be an end in site.<br />PS. Your knees can last forever! Katheehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00072994329952086277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1963402677916553399.post-62908354419292227592012-12-28T08:18:00.443-06:002012-12-28T08:18:00.443-06:00I think it was a smart move Jim, I am a believer i...I think it was a smart move Jim, I am a believer in forefoot running and have been working on it for over a year now. Do you still catch yourself heel striking at times? I find I still have to think about what I am doing or my form gets a little sloppy.jt00cthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10241820142661296649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1963402677916553399.post-88244611327046993052012-12-28T01:12:44.483-06:002012-12-28T01:12:44.483-06:00What a trip you have been on!
I have been on a li...What a trip you have been on! <br />I have been on a little bit of a journey too, though I did my transition after only about a year or so of running. I was at about 40 MPW and went out for a 7 mile run (my usual at the time). I concentrated on form, and thought nothing of it until the next day and I COULD BARELY WALK, my calves were so sore. LOL. It's a good switch though!<br />Also, I love my ghosts. I still need plenty of cushion..I also would not do well running 20 milers in the pure line, though I know some who do. I keep mine for the shorter stuff.<br /><br />Congrats on the successful crossover and the determination to follow through on it. <br /><br />Nicely written post here.Rainahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14118022681297462844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1963402677916553399.post-65087195672999870152012-12-27T16:29:26.801-06:002012-12-27T16:29:26.801-06:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1963402677916553399.post-83170667712489946032012-12-27T14:58:31.236-06:002012-12-27T14:58:31.236-06:00Very informative and detailed post Jim. I really ...Very informative and detailed post Jim. I really appreciate all of this information and am so glad you took the time to write it out. I do not heal strike but I can still benefit from a lot of the information you shared here.Rachelle Wardlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05924064419764851273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1963402677916553399.post-34471517886704838232012-12-27T09:17:08.321-06:002012-12-27T09:17:08.321-06:00Of course I'm smiling reading this!! We'v...Of course I'm smiling reading this!! We've had discussions of how difficult it is mentally for mileageaholics like ourselves reeling in the miles to make this change, but once you buy into the whole rationale, it becomes clearer that mileage doesn't mean a squat when you're a walking time bomb ready to be on the DL at any second. Besides, all the cool people midfoot strike and now you're one of the gang :). Seriously though, I watch a lot of the front pack racers and I can't find any that heel strike. There's a lot to be said about that.<br /><br />I was just watching the Kona IM on tv the other day and they were throwing out statistics left and right about how weight plays a huge factor in your race outcome, and shoes came up. Lightening your shoe by 5oz (I think it was 5) can cut 4 minutes off your marathon time. That's incredible. But minimalist shoes also cause your body to be beat up more, so thus the racing flat enters the pic. Don't race in your everyday training shoes; the flat will not only physically make you faster, but mentally you'll feel lighter and this plays a huge roll in how you perform.<br /><br />I also am not so much a firm believer in 'minimalist' as I am 'low heel drop'. I do believe that for someone like me, who has been running for 35+ years, my feet NEED cushion. But high heel drop shoes make you land on your heel more than a low heel drop shoe and thus you're causing some of the same heel striking issues you were when you heel striked when you're midfoot striking. Well, that's what I've been told anyway. I have heard wonderful things about the Hokas...ugly as hell but if you like cushion and low heel drop, they are remarkable. I hope to get a pair of their trail shoes soon.<br /><br />Okay, just had to chime in. Carry on... :)Jillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10174883718651790845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1963402677916553399.post-90609302765282899982012-12-27T08:26:01.551-06:002012-12-27T08:26:01.551-06:00I'm reading your blog, while sitting on a hot ...I'm reading your blog, while sitting on a hot water bottle. I have followed your strength training routine for some months now - and I was doing great. I added power cleans a few weeks ago and I am right back to square1 - incredible hammy pain - right below my but - just like you describe. IDK. I will check out the POSE method - ThnxHalf Crazed Runnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17046649398812050664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1963402677916553399.post-15729144737538762902012-12-27T08:24:18.693-06:002012-12-27T08:24:18.693-06:00Hoka's. Give them a try, and you won't lo...Hoka's. Give them a try, and you won't look back. Love your blog. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1963402677916553399.post-74662241061890580372012-12-27T05:55:45.685-06:002012-12-27T05:55:45.685-06:00NIce job switching from a heel strike , I will hav...NIce job switching from a heel strike , I will have to check out the POSE method. Did you notice in one of those pictures of you, you are wearing a black instead of a blue shirt?Christy @ My Dirt Road Anthem: A Runner's Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05571125963317402377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1963402677916553399.post-77259606965512445092012-12-27T05:55:45.216-06:002012-12-27T05:55:45.216-06:00NIce job switching from a heel strike , I will hav...NIce job switching from a heel strike , I will have to check out the POSE method. Did you notice in one of those pictures of you, you are wearing a black instead of a blue shirt?Christy @ My Dirt Road Anthem: A Runner's Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05571125963317402377noreply@blogger.com