History: I've been running for 14 years. For the first 10 I wore asics kayanos with no issues ever until I would get a month out of a pair and start getting pain like they were worn out, buy another pair same thing, went to running show store and it was determined I need a neutral shoe, switched to nimbus, everything is zen. Then the nimbus 17 came out, they were super super soft and I, being a large runner could actually feel some out the outsole creases in the shoe. I adapted, did my first ironman, feet were happy, no issues.
The following year the 18 was much firmer, my body was not happy. When I would do my slower runs I found myself actually forcing my heel to land first because if I didn't it felt like my heel was getting beat up. I also found that I had to tighten the crap out of my shoes or my heel felt like it was getting beat up. Did a marathon, ended up with plantar fasciitis. This was my most miserable running season ever. After the marathon I tried the saucony triumph. It was better, and my shorter runs felt great, but same deal on the long runs and I still found I had to tighten the hell out of these.
Then I tried Hoka bondi 5. Someone said the transition to a lower drop shoe would be a challenge, but it was not at all. I have found that for shorter runs they work great, for the longer runs they seem ok. I find if I over tighten them I end up with some heel pressure and am slower. If i under tighten my big toe gets rubbed up pretty hard on the side of my right foot. All in all its not bad.
I have for casual wear a shoe called a cushee, which is just a canvas loafer on a layer of foam, its soft and offers no support. I had to run after a kid the other day and was suprised how well it felt.
So that leads to me wonder, was the nimbus 17 so soft that I was effectively making it low drop under my weight that when I went to the 18 even though my foot usually landed flat it was causing heel pressure or impact? Has anyone who switched to 0 drop had this sort of experience where removing the heel lets the forefoot land first without placing any pressure on the heel and creating a better experience?
The following year the 18 was much firmer, my body was not happy. When I would do my slower runs I found myself actually forcing my heel to land first because if I didn't it felt like my heel was getting beat up. I also found that I had to tighten the crap out of my shoes or my heel felt like it was getting beat up. Did a marathon, ended up with plantar fasciitis. This was my most miserable running season ever. After the marathon I tried the saucony triumph. It was better, and my shorter runs felt great, but same deal on the long runs and I still found I had to tighten the hell out of these.
Then I tried Hoka bondi 5. Someone said the transition to a lower drop shoe would be a challenge, but it was not at all. I have found that for shorter runs they work great, for the longer runs they seem ok. I find if I over tighten them I end up with some heel pressure and am slower. If i under tighten my big toe gets rubbed up pretty hard on the side of my right foot. All in all its not bad.
I have for casual wear a shoe called a cushee, which is just a canvas loafer on a layer of foam, its soft and offers no support. I had to run after a kid the other day and was suprised how well it felt.
So that leads to me wonder, was the nimbus 17 so soft that I was effectively making it low drop under my weight that when I went to the 18 even though my foot usually landed flat it was causing heel pressure or impact? Has anyone who switched to 0 drop had this sort of experience where removing the heel lets the forefoot land first without placing any pressure on the heel and creating a better experience?