ultimate runner's test...... (Read 4097 times)

Paging "Dr." Sports Juster. OK, so I decided to give the barefoot thing a try today, but on my elliptical machine(I don't have a treadmill). I also went for a 2.5 mile walk at maybe 45-60 sec off max walking pace. I was able to hold an 11:30 pace while maintaining a somewhat comfortable form. When I walked at maximum speed (about 10:40 min pace) it seemed entirely unnatural and wrong, with much greater impact then running easy would cause. MTA I could not get my HR above 126 on flat ground) My conclusion: There may be some merit to barefoot walking (or ellipticaling) and to give credit where it is due, I didn't think of it. Perhaps after feet are accustomed and strengthened I would try minimalistic shoes on a soft track, for a very short distance, as strength training for the feet, but never as a means to an end. It can't hurt to strengthen the muscles of the feet, It also does not seem to be the holy grail of running, anymore than say rock climbing) So, all jesting aside, (see what I did there) there may be a few pea size nuggets of wisdom buried beneath the Mt Everest size pile of bullshit. No meat for you, but you can have a bone. MTA to fix max walking pace 10:40 not 10:00

{{{{Trent's sliced up imaginary foot}}}}

{{{{Trent's sliced up imaginary foot}}}}

Is that kind of like a 3rd foot?

My "credentials" include one world record holder for his sport following my training, as well as having set a world record for my own sport. And documented in ability to walk at 9MPH... And one of the participants of this forum took my advice and took sixth place in the Empire State Building Climbing challenge. As well as my research work supervised by Nike's Sports Research Lab...

I'm here to share the work I conducted under Nike's supervision. My work was internal for them, and yes it was for the Nike Frees, but focused upon my work in foot biomechanics, not in shoe development. Yes I can walk at 9MPH, but most important, is that I walk with absolutely no ground impact forces when I walk, and run with an impact force of 70% of my bodyweight, not 400% of one's bodyweight. The benefit; running more efficiently, faster if you want, further if you want, and double the life of your shoes which will save you money. And giving you a different perspective to what causes the injuries runners face. The best runners in the world are Kenyans, however what isn't acknowledged is that they don't run like we do because they don't walk like we do. They walk more efficiently and they take that factor into faster running. I'm just the first person in history to be able to duplicate their walking skills.

Ah. So you are light in your loafers. Got it. I am sincerely impressed at being able to walk 9 mph. Cool. I think I'd rather run at my 7.8 though.

Could you tell us your name?