Racing Flats vs Cushioning

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Liliaicha Sep 2012 10:18pm, 1 Sep 2012 7,948 posts	0 Liliaicha And my new shoes are Hokas!
eL Bee! Sep 2012 10:28pm, 1 Sep 2012 17,963 posts	0 eL Bee! DeeGee - weight is not the most important thing regarding fashioning. It's all about your Interaction with the ground, or Form! I have worked with 7 stone folk who impact the ground in a bone-jarring way and would break In flats, and 18 stone folk who have fabulous light and springy form and run in very minimal shoes.
eL Bee! Sep 2012 10:30pm, 1 Sep 2012 17,964 posts	0 eL Bee! Wtf is "fashioning" Should be "cushioning"
Ted Sep 2012 10:32pm, 1 Sep 2012 11,917 posts	0 Ted fashioning is fabulous
MissChappo Sep 2012 10:41pm, 1 Sep 2012 12,168 posts	0 MissChappo You should talk about fashioning more often El Bee!
DeeGee Sep 2012 11:01pm, 1 Sep 2012 12,566 posts	0 DeeGee Here's the thing. My form is far better in the Brooks than the Nike.
eL Bee! Sep 2012 11:06pm, 1 Sep 2012 17,965 posts	0 eL Bee! DeeGee - it would be interesting to see you run in both shoes. BTW - the Sweatshop advice re: only using flats for shorter stuff and races is VERY old and outdated advice with no evidence base!
DeeGee Sep 2012 11:17pm, 1 Sep 2012 12,567 posts	0 DeeGee I'm hoping to get a video of myself in today's race later. I say my form's better. It feels better. It might be utter shite.
Whiskymurray Sep 2012 12:11am, 2 Sep 2012 34 posts	0 Whiskymurray I was using Triaxes and have changed over to the Brooks Racer ST5s. I still use the Triaxes for slow runs or recovery runs but I am much preferring the Sts now. Using 'em up to half marathon with no probs, doing another HM today with them!
DeeGee Sep 2012 8:11am, 2 Sep 2012 12,568 posts	0 DeeGee Same thing that I found then, WM. That's reassuring.