It was time for new sneaks. I could feel it in my bones and my knees.
So this weekend, I went out and used my LivingSocial deal for Fleet Feet in Annapolis.
First of all, this was by far the best shoe buying experience ever. I mean, I’m sure if I were to go into the Jimmy Choo store in Copley one of these trips up to Boston, I’d get one on one treatment but the Fleet Feet Staff was AMAZING and so informative and explained form and gait and all that fun stuff so well. I knew it all kind of but it was all laid out in layman’s terms so well.

I wanted to try a pair of New Balance Minimus but they showed me a pair Newton shoes and I loved them. Newton’s have a thing called Action/Reaction technology which is super intriguing and based on the thought that:
When using the ultra-efficient Land-Lever-Lift natural running gait of a midfoot or forefoot strike, the technology absorbs and then returns energy back to you. It’s a revolutionary way of building a running shoe based on Sir Isaac Newton’s Third Law of Motion: “For every ACTION, there is an equal and opposite REACTION.”
The whole light weight natural style running (which is similar to the Vibrams running phenomenon) style does have an adjustment period. I decided to do a run walk workout tonight. I knew I wanted to go for a run after my thing that I had this afternoon, it was good to just clear my head. Not to mention I did notice
Newton has some pretty basic tips to switching over and not injure yourself. You can also find more info about natural running over here.
I ran 2.78 miles in 35 minutes running for 1/2 mile and then walking for 2-3 minutes.
It felt really good. The only pain is in my calves which I think is to be expected since you’re changing your running form and using completely different muscles so they’re a little tight but I’m not going to run tomorrow so that’ll help and while I want to run 7 miles this weekend I might stick with a shorter run so that I can break in my sneaks more over the next two weeks before I officially start training for my next half marathon.
Have you tried anything close to natural style running? Vibrams or other minimalist running sneakers? How did you adjust?
Also of note can we note that every time I think of running, I can’t help but get this song stuck in my head.
All the other kids…
{PS This review is not at all sponsored by Newton nor did anyone ask me to write it. This was written by me. For free with no compensation or any free goods from Newton. I paid the OBSCENE amount for the sneaks (about $40 above my usual sneaker budget) so take that FTC.}
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Bringing it back to September 2004.

