. . . another weekend of long runs and my frustration is renewed. I'm thinking that Demerly at least, and maybe others on this forum, might have some influence with shoe manufacturers and could suggest a specific improvement.
My beef is the lame forefoot outsole that seems to be on every shoe. I switched from heel -striking to a mid/forefoot strike last year and my running is HUGELY better. However, now with so much more of the friction in my shoes being on the mid/forefoot, I'm finding that the outsole in that area wears way too fast.
All of the available running shoes are designed for heel-striking, with the posts and the extra cushioning and the hard carbon on the outsole. How about a shoe designed for the mid/forefoot striker, that will last?
I'm not talking about a racing flat, or a lighweight trainer as they currently exist. I'm talking about a training shoe without all the heel crap, and with some beefy outsole in the mid/forefoot area so I'm not shoe-gooing it after 75 miles? All the reviews talk about the "Blown rubber forefoot for comfort". Screw that, hard carbon rubber is more comfortable than uneven shoe goo and a lot less of a hassle.
I'm 6' and 170 so I'm putting nowhere close to the stress that some clydes out there are throwing on their shoes. But I'm still frustrated and it seems like a simple solution. Maybe I'm wrong and there's some reason for the absence of these features.
Anyone have any thoughts or suggestions or even share my frustrations and desires? Demerly? Can you hook us up?
T
"The mind can calculate, but the spirit yearns, and the heart knows what the heart knows."
My beef is the lame forefoot outsole that seems to be on every shoe. I switched from heel -striking to a mid/forefoot strike last year and my running is HUGELY better. However, now with so much more of the friction in my shoes being on the mid/forefoot, I'm finding that the outsole in that area wears way too fast.
All of the available running shoes are designed for heel-striking, with the posts and the extra cushioning and the hard carbon on the outsole. How about a shoe designed for the mid/forefoot striker, that will last?
I'm not talking about a racing flat, or a lighweight trainer as they currently exist. I'm talking about a training shoe without all the heel crap, and with some beefy outsole in the mid/forefoot area so I'm not shoe-gooing it after 75 miles? All the reviews talk about the "Blown rubber forefoot for comfort". Screw that, hard carbon rubber is more comfortable than uneven shoe goo and a lot less of a hassle.
I'm 6' and 170 so I'm putting nowhere close to the stress that some clydes out there are throwing on their shoes. But I'm still frustrated and it seems like a simple solution. Maybe I'm wrong and there's some reason for the absence of these features.
Anyone have any thoughts or suggestions or even share my frustrations and desires? Demerly? Can you hook us up?
T
"The mind can calculate, but the spirit yearns, and the heart knows what the heart knows."