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I do share the worry about the heel bit, I'm not entirely sure whether it grips my heel well enough for running? I did go for my usual shoe size rather than my usual *running* shoe size, as I assumed they're supposed to be closer fitting, but still that squidgy material round the back of the heel feels strange.
Speedie, I've designed a nice Kenyan coloured shoe, very tempting indeed!!!
Could someone please explain the concept behind the shoes.
Does it make a difference if you are neutral/pronator etc.
What should they be used for racing/training how long race/training runs.
Can't believe i have missed another inovation!!!
This means that the muscles in your feet that are usually stuffed into stability, cushioned, neutral or pronator shoes etc are not getting good natural movement, so therefore have become weaker than they should be.
The foot is designed to work without shoes, yet most off us spend a large part of our days in shoes.
OK, it's never going to be possible for us to go to work without shoes, & walking barefoot on concrete is not good either.
If you put a knee support on your leg, it will support you knee, you muscles will think, "this is good I'll stop working so hard" they then become weaker.
It's the same for you feet.
The idea behind the Frees is that they mimic barefoot running/walking, so strengthen our feet.
Now what were trying to find out on this thread, is do they work!
Rather than being told they do & just accepting it.
So from Monday I plan to follow Nike's hardest training guide [on the Nike.com website] for them & see what happens.
Seams the fairest way to finding out what happens & makes it interesting!!!
if they work will it mean, cushioning, support and stability shoes will be gone forever?
cheers tim, keep us posted.
MBTs do not make sense to me as they sound like they would increase the discrepancy between what the eye sees & what the brain gets from the feet. So, whilst they may build up muscles in the foot, I am not convinced they are the best solution.
I wear the 'man' grey ones and am going to get 'man' black ones. Is this going to teach the muscles the wrong things since I am not a man?!
And.... I don't like wearing them around the house much as my feet get quite hot and I can't put my feet up on the sofa then either. So, do I go back to my fluffy slippers, or should I just try and walk on my hands?!?!?
And (sorry, questions, questions!) if this does mean the end of stability, motion and support shoes, will we all be running around in Nike Free's for all running? I don't fancy doing off road in them.....
Or will we all be wearing neutral shoes?
I guess the test will be when I go to Run and Become in summer and they tell me I need a neutral shoe rather than stability......??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
I have designed my own pair on the Nike website... now all I need to do is try on a pair in a shop, work out what size and then order them (who wants girly, dirt-attracting pale blue?!!).
Option 1: pale blue, girly, dirt attracting
Option 2: white with bright pink Nike 'tick'....with bright pink squares on the soles.....uuuuurrrgh.
Bought Asics!
I wonder, as I have semi-recently resolved a knee issue with Asic 2100s and Profeet insoles, if I try Nike Free for general use and the gym, will I then need to change my long distance running shoes (again)?
Just designed myself a pair of Free's on the website for a purchase at a later date, gone with what I know best...predominatly black with the occassional bit of white and designed for women's feet in a size 8
Huzzah! I can finally get shoes designed for my feet and not have to put up with shoes designed for men just because I have big feet!
Also the £50 price tag didn't help
But have a family member going to the US in 2 weeks so was going to ask them to get me a pair!!!
I only ask as the salesman at London said only available in the UK at present!!
Not actually sure you can buy FREE in America but would assume so, as new Nike technology tends to come out there first.
Make sure you know your size first though.
Steve
Nike Bowerman Trials Manager
Can't remeber to much about him to be honest he mentioned that he was down in London till the Saturday and then straight off home but other than that can't even remember his name.
Try the hard sell technique just a little too much for my likeing. Got the feeling he was kicked out of double glazing school for being too pushy.
Do like the shoes and will more than likely buy a pair but just trying to save a few quid
By the way what do you do with all the shoes that were tested at London??
Got slightly sore calves and tired bottom of the feet, and get the feeling at the moment I'm rolling in a bit as I'm a bit sore on the otuside of my hips where the ITB passes over the boney bit (greater trochanter). Felt good though - seemed to be striking the ground further forward on the foot
Back for another go in a day or two
Slowfoot - At least that confirms it wasn't me, I stayed til the Sunday to watch the race!!Sorry again that he seemed pushy, the whole idea of the FREE area of the stand was simply to talk about the shoe and get people thinking about the concept.
Anyhow, i now have a much more serious problem. Can you help, Sensible:-
Only a few days ago we were discussing here how the fabric at the back of the shoe looked rather flimsy, and the general consensus was that it would be much tougher than it looked. Well, it isn't! As i've said I bought mine at the FLM expo, - three and a half weeks ago -. I've been wearing them quite a lot, at work, standing doing massage, and for walking the dog, c 40 mins part tarmac, part grass each day, with a bit of gentle bounding, hopping, but only for 3 weeks!. This morning I noticed that the fabric on both feet was tearing away from the sole.
That is bad enough, but I thought I'd have no problem from Nike, getting them looked at and replaced. I began by phoning my local running shop, who gave me a number which turned out to be for dealers only. They then gave me two other numbers which weren't right. While waiting for them to phone back with a fourth number I phoned the other local running shop. They told me to phone the Nike shop in the centre of Birmingham (by far the most helpful, and assistant admitted tahy had had problem with the fabric)> She told me that the expo stand was franchised to Niketown in London. They told me that if I had the receipt I could send them to them, but if I didn't i should phone another number, who had a answerpnone saying to return them to the reatiler I bought them from...... Obviously I should have kept the receipt, and I'll go and have a look, but I bought loads of stuff and the expo, and fear I may not be able to find it, and in any case it is not clear who I should take them back to..... Please sensible, help
I am not wearing mine as much as TMR mind. If I had a second pair, I would want to wear them in work though. Oh, what a pickle! I hope it gets sorted Roo!