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Nike Shox - Gimmick Or Real? |
Question:
Has anyone tried the Nike shox running
shoe? What has your experience been?
I hear they are less flexible? Do
you think it is just a gimmick or
does the system work?
Answer:
Looks to me like all the innovation
is in the heel where it would do an
efficient runner the least good and
even be an impediment to maintaning
good form. Beginners or incorrigible
heel strikers might like it. I doubt
thatmany experienced runners would
even consider it. Those of us who
run on fields of green instead of
sidewalks would certainly have no
use for such a heavily padded shoe
and the open heel would just be a
collecting place for pebbles ,twigs,
and gr clippings. Before my run was
over I'd be dragging around 5 pounds
of crud(picture a guy running with
huge tufts of gr and weeds sticking
out of his heels). Since this shoe
is obviously not aimed at real runners
I'd say it's just a marketing driven
gimmick.
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