Change in gait? (Read 519 times)

This is kind of interesting--this post had been read (viewed) 70 times with NO reply??? 

There had been an article in New York Times a year or so ago about this legendary shoe-maker at ASICS in Japan by the name of Mimura.  He did amost ALL custom-made shoes for professional/elite runners.  He would measure and remeasture runners' feet almost every year because they change quite a bit.  Even the size change somewhat--of course, we're talking about runners who run something like 150 miles a week.  They not only change but also, depending on what kind of running you do--long distance work vs. speed work, they change slightly. 

Also, here's another interesting story; when my daughter was playing basketball (I think she was 12 or so), she had this "popular" basketball shoes that were rigid as brick.  When she ran in these on a hard wooden floor, I noticed she would land straight into the floor with her heel pointing down.  In other words, a hard heel striker.  At the same time (I'm not talking about she would change shoes and after a while or anything...I mean, you can put those heavy basketball shoes and have her run on the gym floor and bring her over outside right there); I saw her running around outside on the grass, barefoot, on the sportsday.  Guess what; she was doing mid-foot landing.   Would the shoe change one's gait?  ABSOLUTELY and definitely.  But the question is; do you have the right shoes?

Okay, I'm off to your other thread...