Training With Dr.Romanov: RUNNING SHOES Archives

RUNNING SHOES

YOUR SKILL VS TECHNOLOGY: WHY NEWTON SHOES DO NOT WORK FOR POSE RUNNING
A friend brought a pair of Newton running shoes one day and asked to check them out. Before handing them over, he explained that he already cut a chunk off both soles. Considering the price of $175 a pair, it was a painful experience. Having heard about runners "shaving" the soles of their shoes before, it wasn't much of a shock, it was more of a disappointment. The goal of this article is not to disqualify these shoes (this brand is not the only problem), but to simply show, yet again, that no technology, no shoe, no gadget can ever... [Continue reading...]

MOTION CONTROL, STABILITY, CUSHIONING AND OTHER MYSTERIES ABOUT RUNNING SHOES.
Modern time shoe industry went a long way until this state-of-the-art running sneakers appeared on the market of starved runners as something people call "hope". It was not a hope about the design that could make you look good and fashionable and make you run faster. Maybe female runners were interested in it at some point, but only until it came to the question of running comfortable and safe, and injury free. It is from that point that a desire to have a nice looking shoe changed into a desire to have a shoe, that could protect runners from "unpredictable"... [Continue reading...]

HOW TO WEAR YOUR RUNNING SHOES?
To many newbies and occasional runners this might sound like a dumb question. But seasoned runners know that wearing the shoes right is just as important as wearing the right shoes. Most of running related injuries comes from bad running technique and bad running shoes. Plenty was written on the subject of running technique, and we've talked about getting the right shoes. Now let's discuss how to wear those shoes. Dr. Romanov's recommendation on this matter can be summed up as follows: Wear running shoes in your size, i.e. don't leave a lot of room for toes Lace them up... [Continue reading...]

TRANSITION TO A DIFFERENT TYPE OF SHOES IN RUNNING
An interesting question was asked by Eric Epberlin from our forum about the use of shoes. His question was about the alternation of shoes with very thin soles, as Puma H-Street, to other more cushioned and formed shoes, depending on the length of running, readiness of feet (their muscles, ligaments, and tendons) to handle the load from fast and long running and the necessity to give them some rest. Despite my own recommendations of transferring your run to more thin and unformed shoes, I would say Eric's question made perfect sense to me. I know that many people need... [Continue reading...]