They must have gone up recently, £98.99 now on their website, and much the same price elsewhereOriginally Posted by Dru
They must have gone up recently, £98.99 now on their website, and much the same price elsewhere
Are they actually any good
Yes! They are. But try running up a steep muddy bank and you'l be wishing for studs! But boy can you fly in them
I've found this with a lot of imported goods. I think it's due to the weakness of the pound at the moment. I do a bit of DJ'ing on the side and the price of this kit has gone up on average 25%!They must have gone up recently, £98.99 now on their website, and much the same price elsewhere
I'm glad I brought mine at 80 quid now!
I thought they were road shoes. Do they provide any support cos ive got dodgy knees.
No they don't provide support, they are essentially a glove for your feet, basically as close to barefoot running as you can get without being barefoot. The philosophy is that running barefoot teaches you to avoid heel striking, and (hopefully) forces better form; you're aiming to avoid striking the ground with a straight leg (bad for the knee, but the only way to strike if you want to land heel first). You take the shock out of running by forefoot or toe striking underneath your body, slightly bending the leg on impact, this disperses the shock over the whole leg and doesn't magnify impact on any particular point.
There are loads of great barefoot sites try www.runningbarefoot.org
or www.barefootted.com
If you want to read more, then I would recommend Born to Run, by Chris Mcdougall, the most inspiring running book written! (IMHO)
Thanks for the advice. Il have to try not hitting the floor so straight and just bend my knee. Are they are viable substitute for our road shoes or track spikes
I would say that they could be a viable alternative to road shoes, although it's actually not too bad at all to run on tarmac barefooted. They do offer protection for stone trails, where barefoot running can be a bit of a challenge, but like everything they have there limitations. I must say this, I've never brought a shoe that I was so excited to try out that I got up at 5.45 in the morning to go out in them!
I can't really comment as mine haven't arrived yet but I would just say that it's my impression that you gain a *lot* of leg speed by going shoeless (as I did at my club twice this week). I don't suppose VFF's will dent that speed too much.
Tim
They are definitely a bit slippy on wet mut going downhill so probably better for road/track than off-road. I'm just waiting for Boots to open so I can buy some more Compeed before my KSO run today. Plan to do 6 miles or so.
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