Disclaimer:I run in minimalistic shoes, so of course I'm a hater of this stuff.
I find the current trend of springloaded shoes that incentivice people to have a terrible running gait absolutely disgusting.
If it weren't for commercial interests I bet these shoes would have been banned long ago. They are bad for the runners and they are bad for the sport.
Great read, that site is also super useful for fairly objective shoe reviews and breakdowns in a world full of influencers trying to peddle you shit they don’t understand
As a year-round flip-flopper for many years now, those clips of shoes rocking sideways under pressure are nerve wracking to look at. Most (all?) shoes are terrible ankle hazards. Never have I twisted my ankles with flip-flops.
Considering this article is about running shoes, I have to ask - you run in flip-flops?
Don't show this to Christopher McDougall https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Born_to_Run_(McDougall_book)
> He writes, some claim hyperbolically, that "[i]n Tarahumara land, there was no crime, war, or theft. There was no corruption, obesity, drug addiction, greed, wife-beating, child abuse, heart disease, high blood pressure or carbon emissions. They didn’t get diabetes, or depressed, or even old." This and other statements in the book have been criticized by some authors.
"Some claim hyperbolically" - masterfully understated there, Wikipedia.
Why?
The indigenous runners that he wrote about wore sandals made of recycled tire tread.