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I was quite glad I didn't wear them for the Midsummer Munro - it was quite stony underfoot and I appreciated having some cushioning.
I must have now done way in excess of the mileage I can do in other trainers, and I have run on all sorts of surfaces, including stones. They have got drenched in a downpour, although they're not very good for running in when they are wet and squelchy, and still they're going strong.
It just makes a great shoe look scruffy, which is a shame.
I did a treadmill 5k in them on Monday and felt pretty good. Still think they look silly with shorts though, but if I can get stronger and faster, who cares?
What do I do? I rekon I must be one of the first people to have knackered them so I figure I should send them to nike so when they make the next lot they have some feed-back.
so, does anyone have an address?
(they have 5" split along the side under the swoosh)
I would actually wear the free's all the time, except that I don't want to get them all wet and muddy and they're probably not suitable for very stony ground, so I still wear some of my other trainers.
If I was happy wearing my free's all the time, then presumably I would be fine wearing neutral shoes instead. I do believe that even before I started wearing free's, the mechanics of my feet were changing from an overpronator more to a neutral runner. However, I do other training such as wobble board training and walking around the house barefoot.
I generally wear fairly thinly and flexible soled shoes and usually don't wear shoes at home and parktly put down previous shine splint problems to my stability shoes. I'm a way off committing to running in the Frees full time as I've only run in them twice and on a treadmill.
I think I'll give a neutral shoe a go next time.
There are specific exercises for wobble boards, starting with simple movements, like controlled rocking from side to side, then from front to back, and progressing to rotation where you dip one edge of the board to the floor, and then move the point of contact with the floor around the circumference of the board, if that makes sense.
I don't know at what stage just balancing on it, with all edges off the floor, is introduced. Progressions can eventually be made to using one foot at a time.
The stability cushion is an inflated flying saucer shaped rubber object. In theory, the more inflated it is, the more unstable it is, presumably because it can then rock side to side rather than just sink flat onto the floor.
I use mine when I am doing my weights, because trying to do two things at once makes the balance harder, which makes the muscles work harder to retain balance.
Even standing on one foot strengthens the ankle. If that feels easy, then close your eyes. Basically, it is best to work on it quite gradually. Make balancing a little bit hard and get used to it. Make it a bit harder again, and get used to it again. Eventually, but it could be a long time, you should be able to stand on one foot with your eyes closed and do something else as well, but still not lose balance. When you can do this, your ankles should be very strong.
Try starting with standing on one leg while washing your teeth.
Sorry about the lomg answer.
The two bad things from the run came from the run, though. 1) a blister formed where my arch rubbed against the edge of the insole. 2) because of the blister, I wore my old trainers (Mizuno Renegades) to work instead of my Nikes.
The Renegades felt like bricks, and my knees and feet ached at the end of the day. This is odd since I do my long runs in motion control shoes - but then again, long runs are at max 2 hours or so and this was a good 12 h day. Has anyone had an experience like this going back to motion controlled/stability shoes after being in Frees?
I had a problem with a blister on the arches as well. Can't remember whether that was during a race, or just on a hot day. Also can't remember whether I was wearing socks at the time. Hasn't happened since, though.
Glad that just wobbling is the way forward. Will get to it!
Am also doing one legged toothbrushing - as recommended by the physio (and you!).
I sucumbed to a pair of frees. I decided to try and get back into running with a different style - a bit of forefoot running if you like - since I am having to start from what feels like scratch (20 minutes has never been so long), I thought it was a perfect opportunity. Not quite ready for the frees for that - but am wearing my racing shoes, which are on the way there.
V. comfy though the frees - not quite what I was expecting, but very pleasant.
Anyone had similar experience?
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I'll stick with these babies for a while longer, even it they do rip far too easily!
Nike need to sort that out before I would heartily recommend them. Without improvement they will be my only pair of Nike frees.