RE: t-and-f: A new kind of shoe - to smash records

2000-08-12 Thread malmo
You are correct about the 70s. What's more telling though was that we didn't know that we were SUPPOSED to get injured more often, as the modern-day exercise-physio-nonsense-running-geeks would want us to believe. malmo . So back to the 70's! Is it me or did we see less injuries back then

Re: t-and-f: A new kind of shoe - to smash records

2000-08-10 Thread P.F.Talbot
On Thu, 10 Aug 2000, Ward Nicholson wrote: Randy Treadway writes: The article says nothing about the trade-offs that usually result from building up a shoe solely to reduce shock. Ward's response is below, but my own input here It has actually been shown that shock is less running barefoot

RE: t-and-f: A new kind of shoe - to smash records

2000-08-10 Thread Scott Jensen
It seems that the Australian article has created a bit of confusion about this new shoe. As I understand it, the shoe has nothing to do with cushioning or motion control, but instead is an attempt to reduce energy lost when the foot comes in contact with the track. Today's National Post had a

RE: t-and-f: A new kind of shoe - to smash records

2000-08-10 Thread RT
There's also something about no mechanical aids (like springs or hydraulic boosters or anything of a mechanical nature). RT --Original Message-- From: Pete [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: August 10, 2000 4:56:53 PM GMT Subject: RE: t-and-f: A new kind of shoe - to smash