[pct-l] Pct-L Digest, Vol 100, Issue 3 Born to Run and Plantar faciitis

[Lachlan Fysh]

Lone Peaks are not minimal - they're zero drop... The two have been closely linked in the past but these days are not always... I'm with Marvin, zero drop shoes (sometimes minimal) have changed running for me

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> On 3 Apr 2016, at 5:02 AM, Brick Robbins <brick at brickrobbins.com> wrote:
> 
> 2016-04-02 10:24 GMT-07:00 Marvin and Shirley Barg <barg at shaw.ca>:
>> Born to Run concepts changed my pathetic foot 'life'. I drank the zero drop koolaid and will never look back. If I am able to complete a thru hike of the PCT it will be in no small part due to the genesis of zero drop footwear. I myself use the Altra Lone Peaks. Grampa Kilt<
> 
> Running is not hiking. The mechanics of a walking stride are very
> different than a running stride, and the stress on your feet from
> carrying a pack is very different than the stress from running. And I
> say this as both a thru hiker and an ultra marathoner.
> 
> I think the main risk of a minimalist shoe on the trail is stone
> bruises. Once you get a little bit bruised, a thru hike doesn't really
> give you a chance to heal, unless you take as long time  off. I ended
> up getting some rigid plastic inserts for my forefoot that I put under
> the foot bed to protect my metatarsals in my running shoes I used for
> hiking - they caused their own problems, but they let my feet heal.
> 
> HYOH
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