http://www.wiggle.co.uk/p/run/8/Inov...es/5360047092/
Anyone thought about these instead of the five fingers? look like they offer a little more protection.
http://www.wiggle.co.uk/p/run/8/Inov...es/5360047092/
Anyone thought about these instead of the five fingers? look like they offer a little more protection.
Chaps and 'esses, a word to the wise. In the run-up to the London marathon we are seeing loads of foot problems due to people running on tarmac in this type of shoe. The lesson is you need to feed your mileage in VERY carefully and stop immediately if you get any kind of discomfort and restart at a lower level.
These things will wreck your feet if used injudiciously...much like anything else really.
wise words from the wise (ahem) old manOriginally Posted by Wheeze
I don't think these are designed for running in. There's a thread the rocolite190s http://forum.fellrunner.org.uk/showthread.php?t=10451 Inov8 insider gives his opinion on them.
I completed 2 marathons in VFF KSO.
On the 1st one the temperature was on the colder side (October in Quebec province - Canada). Everything went fine. Nothing else than the typical discomfort you get after compelting a marathon shod or not.
On the 2nd. After 15 km or so I wasn't pleased with the reading I kept having from the HRM. I decided to play it safe and complete the marathon way more slower than what I was going for. In the last hour or so the temperature raised which gave us a temp around 30 degree Celsius with humidity factor (it was late in May in Ontario province - Canada). I have problem dealing with temperature higher than 25 degree Celsius and because of that my running form is really not improving in those conditions. It probably trigered a mild case of PF.
The lessons I learned from those 2 marathons in VFF?
1- If you're not able to barefoot a full marathon you better play it safe with VFF if you have any doubt that you won't be able to keep a decent running form for the full marathon distance. FYI I can complete a BareFoot Half Marathon easily ( I already did it and will do it again at the end of May ).
2- There is a big pitfall with VFF. It will enable you to do too much too soon and you might pay for it on a relatively short term basis. I now think that you better focuss on improving you're running form with Barefoot Running and avoid pushing distances using a minimalist alternative.
As my Running Club's Coach is making us working more on the aerobic endurance side than VO2max speed in speed work quality sessions I started BFing some sessions and I found out that I still have a running form issue with my left leg (the PF is trigered on my left foot only).
So I won't do a full marathon in VFF until I feel confident that I'll be able to keep a good running form for the full distance.
I know this has been discussed before, but sadly the search function rejects the term VFF as too short and returns no results for 'Vibram Five Fingers'
Does anyone have any experience of these shoes? Obviously they look pretty silly, but is there any substance to them?
Cheers
Merged with the previous thread.
I think they are a great training tool, I've use mine (KSO) for nearly a year pretty much once or twice a week for recovery/short runs and am pleased with them, I feel my feet have got stronger, particularly the ankles in the last year. I like the looks and comments they get and have also worn them on holiday and at festivals. As to how silly they look, I used to think the same towards crocs, which now look okay as they are everywhere.
That's a non sequitur. They still look stupid no matter how many people are wearing them.
Yeah, but you sort of get used to them, and they become excepted.
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