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IthinkIcan posted 45 weeks ago.
I've been looking at them too. I would get them for the kitsch factor, but I don't know that I would put mush else on it. There was an article in Runners World that you could check out. Summarizing the article, it takes awhile to get used to them. Add to that the odds that you will probably take much longer to get used to them if you have any biomechanical issues and it may not be worth it.
I've read your other posts that you're just starting out. I think your money would be best spent elsewhere if you are looking from a training perspective. However, if you buy them for the fun factor, please do re-post what you think after you've used them for a day, a week, a month or more!
The article I'm referring to is here. Keep in mind that the reviewer is a pretty serious runner. http://www.runnersworld.com/article/0,7120,s6-240-400--12828-0,00.html
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SerialKiller posted 45 weeks ago.
actually i want them not for tri training but because i think they look cool, but if they are horrid then i don't want um. oh and i read that article, while eating two double cheeseburgers (reading about running does accutally burn more calories per hour than just reading, for a 150 pound person 75 cals per hour to 72), but i didn't no, it seems to me that if you could wear them that would help your transition, have them on during the swim the use them as socks for biking and then just run in them, maybe not for an ironman, but maybe for a sprint or oly.
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RV posted 45 weeks ago.
When I did a 50K trail run there was one woman wearing those.
Thought that was pretty crazy - as the course had so very rough sections.
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IthinkIcan posted 45 weeks ago.
I think most people go sockless so that point of the transition would be moot. I say get them, but don't use them for tris. I bet they'd be great for beach runs so you don't burn the crap out of your feet.
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tri-ac posted 45 weeks ago.
i'm too lazy right now, but if you do a search here on the forums (google search up top in the page), you should find a thread on these. there are a couple of folks who really like them.
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beads1985 posted 45 weeks ago.
I would like to try them too but they are not cheap and I don't have that much disposable income.
If you get them let us kno.
'Nothing to it, but to do it!'
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Ironmom posted 45 weeks ago.
I reviewed them on my blog when I got them last year and have been meaning to post an update as well. I really like them, I use them for training, mostly on bark trails or grass, but I've gotten to the point where I can run on pavement with them on, as I've been working on my foot strike and moving it from a heel strike to a mid-foot.
I don't think it would be very easy to use them in a tri though, I can't really imagine biking with them stuffed into biking shoes, it would be very uncomfortable. They are not like socks, the soles are reasonably stiff, though still flexible. I don't think I'd want to swim with them on either, they would mess with the flexibility of the kick and probably add some unwanted drag.
I really enjoy my runs with them though, and I would love to have the $$$ to shuck out for a pair just to wear around town. But then, I go barefoot as much as possible anyways and have always wanted a way to go barefoot but protect the soles of my feet.
Bottom line: very useful training tool for anyone looking to move to a more natural mid-foot striking running stride. Probably not for every day use for most people. Difficult to wear in colder weather because you can't wear socks so your feet get colder.
Blue Skies, -Robin-
http://ironmom.blogspot.com/
does any one here use five finger shoes?
www.vibramfivefingers.com/
would you reconmend them or not?
i'm thinking about buying a pair but don't want to waste my money.
thankx