South Pine Striders

You may have noticed a story circulatingf recently about research done in NSW that shows that training shoes supposedly make very little difference to your feet, particularly with injuries.  A study found there was no evidence to support the belief that some specially-designed trainers can prevent injuries or improve performance. Experts at the University of Newcastle in New South Wales, Australia, made the claim after analysing 60 years of medical literature.

I am no scientist, but I am a runner who has racked up over 7000km in the last 5 years.  My personal experience contradicts these findings.  My advice is to listen more to experienced runners than to this research, otherwise it could cost you in injuries and shorten your running life.  Here’s why: (more…)