Ecco Shoes? They look well done

Triathlon Forum
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I plan to try them out soon. The soles and uppers look pretty non prone to break down:

http://www.eccousa.com/files/pdf/BIOM_Quick_Guide_By_ECCO.pdf

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I’ve had mine since early last spring and enjoy them every time I run in them. They’re holding up great.

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I wear Ecco boots. Best I have ever put on my feet, including Filsons and many other good ones over the past five decades.

I farm. They get beat up. They hang in there. I’m absolutely sold…

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At those prices, they’d better last forever… Or 1500 miles = 3 pairs of Asics.

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Outside Mag or National Geo Explorer field tested these, turned out to be one of stiffest shoes of the five they tested
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http://www.barefootrunner.com/2008/11/will-ecco’s-new-biom-shoe-fall-short/

scroll to the bottom of that review and read their thoughts. If the midsole is not flexible and the heel is pretty huge (yet they claim it is low), than it’s not really a ‘natural’ shoe. The video says that the shoe doesn’t flex at the arch because the foot doesn’t flex at the arch. Why not just let my foot do what it is suppose to do? just some thoughts.

but it this version of the shoe, the heel looks a lot lower: http://www.runningandrambling.com/2009/10/ecco-biom-running-shoe-review.html

Would the stiff midfoot help prevent plantar fascia issues?

here are more reviews:

http://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=ecco+biom+review&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8

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Would the stiff midfoot help prevent plantar fascia issues?

Depends on who you ask. When reading “reviews”, remember to keep in mind the site they are on …