In contrast to the storming hordes proclaiming natural gaits and barefoot running, the Brooks Beast stands its post, on its wall. Overpronation? Not on its watch.
by Dan Empfield, February 5, 2010
We write about running footwear here a lot. It seemed appropriate to tell you how to read and interpret these articles. What is a “pronator?” What is a “last?” What is an “outsole,” and a “medial post?”
Featuring a sleeked down silhouette, this Asics contains support features popular in Asics motion control shoes, but at a lighter weight than many of the motion control anchors on the market.
The Kinvara, available soon, is the latest lightweight trainer in the Saucony line. Already seen on Lindsey Corbin’s feet during Kona ’09, this is a great shoe for neutral runners.
Brooks is not known for shoes that shout at you, but, the Green Silence is a bold and garish racing flat from an otherwise conservative – even classic – shoe company.
This is the K-Swiss Ultra-Natural Run II Ironman, a very lightweight shoe considering it’s got “ultra” in it’s title. And no, it’s not the same as the K-Ona.
Asics is shipping some 2010 product out to stores like ours, and we availed ourselves of the chance to run in next year’s version of the famous Asics GT-series.
This is, of course, Asics answer to its own Kayano 15, and, no, it’s not the same shoe as the 15; it’s more to your liking, or less, depending on your foot and ankle structure.
Our tech running editor revises and extends his remarks on Newton shoes. There’s speed to be had, if you run with proper form.
Of course, you can run in any shoe that you want, but don’t you just love that feeling of a lighter shoe on your feet during the marathon leg of your Kona race? Here are those shoes.
This you can’t sidestep by eschewing beef. The “cure” is to avoid age and, if age avoidance is the remedy, the disease is preferable. What’s this run-induced calf malady so many oldsters contract?
Fall is the season for trail running and racing. After a long and exciting summer of Triathlon training and racing it is easy to feel “burned out.” Try signing up for a trail running race and see if you can get the spark back.
