I have yet to buy a dedicated racing shoe of sorts so I may consider these just to try out as a transition into the more minimal shoe. As Cremer said, if only for 5K-10K stuff, they would last a lot longer then my usual shoes since the mileage wil increase a lot slower. 

I think that is a great idea.  Compared to what most of you run races in-- this would be a great transition. Without and change to your running form- this shoe would reduce significant time off any race without increasing your chance of injury.  

Compared to your normal training shoe-- I would give you 2-3 minutes off in a marathon. 10-20 seconds in a 5K.

Lance... this chart will tell you your treadmill pace.

6.7 @0% incline = 9:20, at 1% = 8:53

6.7

8:57

9:20

8:53

8:30

8:10

7:52

7:35

7:21

7:07

6:55

6:44

6:34

Helpful chart for those "Dreadmill" folks... http://www.hillrunner.com/training/tmillchart.php

 

Treadmill Pace Conversions

Because of lack of wind resistance while running on a treadmill, the effort of running on a treadmill at 0% incline is less than that of running on a level road at the same pace. Below is a chart that you can use to get approximate equivalent efforts between running on a treadmill at different paces and inclines and running outdoors on a level surface.

 

% = Equivalent paces by incline

Treadmill MPH setting

Pace per mile

0%

1%

2%

3%

4%

5%

6%

7%

8%

9%

10%

5.0

12:00

12:31

11:44

11:05

10:32

10:03

9:38

9:16

8:56

8:38

8:22

8:07

5.2

11:32

12:02

11:18

10:42

10:11

9:44

9:20

8:59

8:40

8:23

8:08

7:54

5.4

11:07

11:35

10:55

10:20

9:51

9:26

9:03

8:43

8:25

8:09

7:55

7:41

5.6

10:43

11:10

10:32

10:00

9:33

9:09

8:48

8:29

8:12

7:56

7:42

7:29

5.8

10:21

10:47

10:12

9:42

9:16

8:53

8:33

8:15

7:58

7:44

7:30

7:18

6.0

10:00

10:26

9:52

9:24

9:00

8:38

8:19

8:02

7:46

7:32

7:19

7:07

6.1

9:50

10:15

9:43

9:16

8:52

8:31

8:12

7:55

7:40

7:26

7:14

7:02

6.2

9:41

10:05

9:34

9:08

8:44

8:24

8:06

7:49

7:34

7:21

7:08

6:57

6.3

9:31

9:56

9:26

9:00

8:37

8:17

7:59

7:43

7:29

7:15

7:03

6:52

6.4

9:23

9:46

9:17

8:52

8:30

8:10

7:53

7:37

7:23

7:10

6:58

6:47

6.5

9:14

9:37

9:09

8:45

8:23

8:04

7:47

7:32

7:18

7:05

6:53

6:43

6.6

9:05

9:29

9:01

8:37

8:16

7:58

7:41

7:26

7:13

7:00

6:49

6:38

6.7

8:57

9:20

8:53

8:30

8:10

7:52

7:35

7:21

7:07

6:55

6:44

6:34

6.8

8:49

9:12

8:45

8:23

8:03

7:46

7:30

7:15

7:02

6:50

6:40

6:29

6.9

8:42

9:04

8:39

8:17

7:57

7:40

7:24

7:10

6:58

6:46

6:35

6:25

7.0

8:34

8:56

8:32

8:10

7:51

7:34

7:19

7:05

6:53

6:41

6:31

6:21

7.1

8:27

8:49

8:25

8:04

7:45

7:29

7:14

7:00

6:48

6:37

6:27

6:17

7.2

8:20

8:41

8:18

7:58

7:40

7:23

7:09

6:56

6:44

6:33

6:22

6:13

7.3

8:13

8:34

8:12

7:52

7:34

7:18

7:04

6:51

6:39

6:28

6:18

6:09

7.4

8:06

8:27

8:05

7:46

7:28

7:13

6:59

6:46

6:35

6:24

6:14

6:05

7.5

8:00

8:20

7:59

7:40

7:23

7:08

6:54

6:42

6:31

6:20

6:11

6:02

7.6

7:54

8:14

7:53

7:34

7:18

7:03

6:50

6:38

6:26

6:16

6:07

5:58

7.7

7:48

8:07

7:47

7:29

7:13

6:58

6:45

6:33

6:22

6:12

6:03

5:55

7.8

7:42

8:01

7:41

7:24

7:08

6:54

6:41

6:29

6:18

6:09

5:59

5:51

7.9

7:36

7:55

7:36

7:18

7:03

6:49

6:37

6:25

6:15

6:05

5:56

5:48

8.0

7:30

7:49

7:30

7:13

6:58

6:45

6:32

6:21

6:11

6:01

5:52

5:44

8.1

7:24

7:43

7:25

7:08

6:54

6:40

6:28

6:17

6:07

5:58

5:49

5:41

8.2

7:19

7:38

7:20

7:04

6:49

6:36

6:24

6:13

6:03

5:54

5:46

5:38

8.3

7:14

7:32

7:15

6:59

6:45

6:32

6:20

6:10

6:00

5:51

5:42

5:35

8.4

7:09

7:27

7:10

6:54

6:40

6:28

6:16

6:06

5:56

5:47

5:39

5:32

8.5

7:04

7:22

7:05

6:50

6:36

6:24

6:13

6:02

5:53

5:44

5:36

5:29

8.6

6:59

7:16

7:00

6:45

6:32

6:20

6:09

5:59

5:49

5:41

5:33

5:26

8.7

6:54

7:11

6:55

6:41

6:28

6:16

6:05

5:55

5:46

5:38

5:30

5:23

8.8

6:49

7:07

6:51

6:37

6:24

6:12

6:02

5:52

5:43

5:35

5:27

5:20

8.9

6:44

7:02

6:46

6:32

6:20

6:09

5:58

5:49

5:40

5:32

5:24

5:17

9.0

6:40

6:57

6:42

6:28

6:16

6:05

5:55

5:45

5:37

5:29

5:21

5:14

9.1

6:36

6:52

6:38

6:24

6:12

6:01

5:51

5:42

5:34

5:26

5:18

5:11

9.2

6:31

6:48

6:34

6:20

6:09

5:58

5:48

5:39

5:31

5:23

5:16

5:09

9.3

6:27

6:44

6:29

6:17

6:05

5:55

5:45

5:36

5:28

5:20

5:13

5:06

9.4

6:23

6:39

6:25

6:13

6:02

5:51

5:42

5:33

5:25

5:17

5:10

5:04

9.5

6:19

6:35

6:22

6:09

5:58

5:48

5:39

5:30

5:22

5:14

5:08

5:01

9.6

6:15

6:31

6:18

6:06

5:55

5:45

5:35

5:27

5:19

5:12

5:05

4:59

9.7

6:11

6:27

6:14

6:02

5:51

5:42

5:32

5:24

5:16

5:09

5:02

4:56

9.8

6:07

6:23

6:10

5:59

5:48

5:38

5:30

5:21

5:14

5:07

5:00

4:54

9.9

6:04

6:19

6:07

5:55

5:45

5:35

5:27

5:19

5:11

5:04

4:58

4:51

10.0

6:00

6:15

6:03

5:52

5:42

5:32

5:24

5:16

5:08

5:02

4:55

4:49

10.1

5:56

6:12

6:00

5:49

5:39

5:29

5:21

5:13

5:06

4:59

4:53

4:47

10.2

5:53

6:08

5:56

5:45

5:36

5:27

5:18

5:11

5:03

4:57

4:50

4:45

10.3

5:50

6:04

5:53

5:42

5:33

5:24

5:16

5:08

5:01

4:54

4:48

4:42

10.4

5:46

6:01

5:50

5:39

5:30

5:21

5:13

5:05

4:58

4:52

4:46

4:40

10.5

5:43

5:57

5:46

5:36

5:27

5:18

5:10

5:03

4:56

4:50

4:44

4:38

10.6

5:40

5:54

5:43

5:33

5:24

5:15

5:08

5:00

4:54

4:47

4:41

4:36

10.7

5:36

5:51

5:40

5:30

5:21

5:13

5:05

4:58

4:51

4:45

4:39

4:34

10.8

5:33

5:48

5:37

5:27

5:18

5:10

5:03

4:56

4:49

4:43

4:37

4:32

10.9

5:30

5:44

5:34

5:24

5:16

5:08

5:00

4:53

4:47

4:41

4:35

4:30

11.0

5:27

5:41

5:31

5:22

5:13

5:05

4:58

4:51

4:45

4:39

4:33

4:28

11.2

5:21

5:35

5:25

5:16

5:08

5:00

4:53

4:46

4:40

4:34

4:29

4:24

11.4

5:16

5:29

5:20

5:11

5:03

4:55

4:49

4:42

4:36

4:30

4:25

4:20

11.6

5:10

5:24

5:14

5:06

4:58

4:51

4:44

4:38

4:32

4:27

4:21

4:17

11.8

5:05

5:18

5:09

5:01

4:53

4:46

4:40

4:34

4:28

4:23

4:18

4:13

12.0

5:00

5:13

5:04

4:56

4:49

4:42

4:36

4:30

4:24

4:19

4:14

4:10

Here is my advice for anyone thinking of going to a minimal shoe-- do so only if you change your focus on your stride.

First consider -- loosening your laces--  this will actually let you foot feel more "barefoot" and get stronger in time.

Also work on ankle flexibility.  Only once your foot learns to relax and droop with you stop dorsoflexing

You might try an unconventional approach which I discovered recently on the treadmill when I was without my running shoes:  Crocks.  That's right, I found them quite comfortable, even at 12+ miles one day and 8+ miles the next.  The loose fit made me feel somewhat barefoot.  I'm not suggesting that Crocks are a good racing shoe, of course, although I might try them in a 5K next year just to see what happens ...

 

You might try an unconventional approach which I discovered recently on the treadmill when I was without my running shoes:  Crocks.  That's right, I found them quite comfortable, even at 12+ miles one day and 8+ miles the next.  The loose fit made me feel somewhat barefoot.  I'm not suggesting that Crocks are a good racing shoe, of course, although I might try them in a 5K next year just to see what happens ...

 is this fah real? or are you talkin outah your ass?

Yeah he talked about it last night. 

Well crap, just found out the Y is closing at noon due to the storm. Guess I'll have to shovel out a mini track in our parking lot.

Guess I'll have to shovel out a mini track in our parking lot.

It appears this never happened.  Liar. Boo.  Then again, Gadgirl hasn't even run yet this year.

inspect your gadget...i mean, open your log.