Thursday, February 28, 2013

He Used to Wear Trainers



"You have flat feet," said the man at the shoe shop. "Flat as a pancake." He had been analysing my stride, armed with a treadmill and a videocamera. News to me, but he had no reason to lie. He could have sold me any of a million shoes, but he picked out a pair that he said had the cushioning and support I'd need. I left the shop feeling I would forever continue to flog the ground miserably, now with officially flat feet.

Wednesday, February 27, 2013

Hit the Trail Yet Today?

Do you Barefoot?



The running shoe revolution is picking up speed. And controversy.

After nearly 30 years with very little structural change to running shoes -- most trainers have had a meshy upper and thick, multidensity foam midsole with a relatively steep heel-toe ramp angle for three decades -- running shoe makers are jumping on the small but fast-moving bandwagon piloted by the fervor of Vibram FiveFingers, the New Balance 100, several models from Newton Running, Nike's line of Free shoes, and newcomers like Terra Plana and Ecco.