It’s gotta be the shoes!

“Is it the Shoes? Is it the Shoes? Is it the Shoes? … Money, it’s gotta be the shoes.”
Mars Blackmon

If you don’t remember the commercial it’s probably because you are either young or didn’t watch enough TV in the late eighties.

Shoes are a funny thing. I recommended that people look into lifting shoes (way to go John!) and see if you don’t like lifting from a stable platform better than a squishy shoe filled with gel, air or other mush. Holly has been lifting sans shoes a few times but other than that… I LOVE using my lifting shoes.

(Tina, you can stop reading now,) You runners are about to start more seriously training for your summer races. Do you know why so many runners end up limping around, in PT or on the orthopedic cutting table? Running isn’t a brainless activity. Watch some runners, or take notes of your own running style. Arms moving side to side cause rotational pressures, excessive bouncing (watch their heads) results in a loping impact, and heel strikes are just a nasty habit.

More on barefoot running including a Harvard study. It’s from Harvard so it HAS to be true. Right? [Editor’s note:
You can’t bash all the Harvard grads you have worked with so I deleted
that section.]

Drills, better running form and a slight tweak in your programming can make for a successful, fun and injury free racing season. Talk to me people.