SDinhofer wrote:
I've been running hoka for a few years now. With the NYT article I jumped on the nike bandwagon. I came from a cold start this year as I had a bike crash that sidelined me for 8 weeks over the summer. I am also 53, an age where we start slowing down. I tried the flyknits in mid October. Dont know if it was the placebo effect, a week of cooler weather, or a reduced biking week, but my run speed popped right below 8mm right away. Thinking it was all of the above, I started my winter training season nov 1 and speed held up.. yesterday in laced on the 4% to do an ez 6 mile run and feel them out b4 using in a Turkey trot today and my "feels like" 8:30nrun was an 8:05 run... there is something to them IMO
I'm 52, and felt the same when using them at first.
When I found the research article, end 2017, I worked to buy a pair. I experienced also easy and fast run. So very much understand your feeling. Got the same, pretty much.
But then, my back foot pronation combined with their lack of heel stability bring some injuries to posterior tibialis and medial part of the knee.
Now using them with mid foot strike. Less gain, but no injury.
So, be careful with this heel :-)
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Pyrenean Wolf: Nov 22, 18 5:03