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I immediately began to think, Nike Roshe Run Trainers Sale ¡°yes, Brooks Launch it is!¡± but he did restrain me a bit by steering me towards a few options that at least offered some cushioning. We started with the new Brooks Ghost 3. I liked them, but they were a bit heavy (weighing in at 11 ozs.) and a bit snug. We then tried the Mizuno Wave Rider 13. Definitely lighter, and I could particularly notice the reduced height of the heel. I had a similar impression with the Asics DS-Trainers. However, things still felt a bit snug, and when I mentioned my concerns about my toenails, Vince asked ¡°was it your pinky?¡± Upon my ¡°yes¡± answer, he responded, ¡°well, then you need a wide shoe. ¡° If the shoes were too short, you¡¯d have issues in your big toe. I had never considered this before. Wow, what a V8 moment (and you¡¯d think my podiatrist would have pointed that out to me)!

I actually bought a pair of the Peg 29 earlier this year for a consulting project and wound up running in them a few times. Though they are more shoe than I typically wear, I actually enjoyed the ride since the very soft sole works well with my stride. My main problem with the Peg 30 was that the forefoot was so soft that my feet tended to cave the medial midsole as I reached max pronation (this led to abrasion on the ball behind my big toe).

Let¡¯s start with the obvious ¨C no shoe can completely simulate the feeling of running barefoot ¨C barefoot running by definition means running unshod. I am by no means a regular barefoot runner, but I have run barefoot a few times, including several runs of over a mile on asphalt, and I can assure you that running barefoot is a very different experience than running in shoes of any kind. Sure, there are shoes that come close to simulating the experience (e.g., Vibram Fivefingers), but all shoes dampen the sensory response from you Nike Air Max 2015 Men's sale uk r feet to varying degrees, and this fundamentally alter how your foot interacts with the ground while running. My problem with the Nike Free Run+ and how it has been marketed is that it has a thickly cushioned sole and an approximately 7mm heel lift based on my measurement technique (I measure it at 26mm heel, 19mm forefoot, though the latter is a rough estimate since there are no slots on the sides of the tongue in the Free Run+ to slide my clamp through). I should point out that the heel appears to be slightly higher than it actually is in the images below since the outsole curls up around where the heel actually sits. Given this extensive cushioning and heel lift, this is not a shoe that on its own is going to do a whole lot to encourage the midfoot/forefoot strike pattern so characteristic of the barefoot running gait. Yes it is highly flexible, yes it is lightweight, but there is very little else that is truly barefoot-like about this shoe. I have heard rumors that Nike may have a zero-drop Free 1.0 in the works, but these are unconfirmed and I eagerly await more information (if you have any, please post in the comments!).

Any issues I had today I don¡¯t blame so much on the shoes, but rather on my approach to using them. If you plan to try out the Free 3.0¡¯s, respect the advice to ease your way into training with them. I figure I can go up to 10 miles or so in them without trouble, but I need to slowly work my way up to distances further than that. I won¡¯t be using them for this coming marathon in Vermont (I¡¯ll probably wear my Saucony Fastwitch 2¡¯s), but I wouldn¡¯t discount their use in a marathon at some point down the road as I strengthen the foot and leg muscles that they target. The Free 3.0¡¯s are remarkably comfortable just to wear around the house, and they¡¯re worth a try for anyone wanting to work their way into the minimalist running approach. Mine are guaranteed a spot in my rotation, and who knows, they might just take their spot exclusively.

I¡¯ve enjoyed running in the Free 3.0 v5 so much that I briefly considered wearing them for my Spring marathon (coming up this weekend ¨C still undecided on shoes¡­). I wore them for a 16.5 mile long run over hills as a test, and wound up developing a knot in my soleus about 9 miles into the run. Not sure if the shoes were the culprit, but it scared me off of trying to use them in a long race. I can typically handle zero drop shoes just fine for longer than 10 miles, so I¡¯m wondering if the low drop combined with an extremely flexible, soft sole might be the problem. Don¡¯t know. May have to give them another try on a moderate-length long run and see if it was just a fluke.

My first run in the Lunarglide 5¡¯s didn¡¯t go very well. About halfway through the 5 mile run my left arch started to hurt. It was a sharp, burning pain, and not something I have felt before. I thought maybe it was the snug (bordering on tight) midfoot fit that was causing the problem, and I decided I wasn¡¯t going to run in them again. I wore them a bit casually, and the Nike Air Max 90 uk sale n tried a thinner insole to create some additional space. The insole swap made them feel a lot better, so I decided to take them out for another run. No problems. Went for a few more. All good. I tried again with the original insole and all was fine ¨C they may have broken in a bit, or the arch pain was just a flukey thing on that one run. Last week I took them out for a 12 mile long run and had no issues ¨C I now have enoug h miles on them to be comfortable writing up a review.