We have all heard shoe manufacturers trying to convince us
we need stiff shoes for power transfer.
If that is true; then here is a simple question: why don’t marathon
runners wear stiff soled shoes?
The truth is shoe manufacturers just want to sell us
shoes. They can sell us flip flops for
$4 or carbon soled shoes for $400. Guess
which is in their best interest!
The answer is simple; runners (and cyclists too, for that
matter) need to use all of the muscles in their legs and feet to get the
maximum efficiency from their effort. Once you lock your puppies into rigid shoes
you reduce the number of muscles that can help propel you forward.
Looking at the picture above you might think as I do; thank
goodness short shorts made a comeback on pretty women. The second thing you
notice is that her long supple leg isn’t flexing and straining as she
pedals. This is because she is using all
of her muscles. No one group of muscles
has to strain, the legs and foot are able to work in harmony.
If you look at this picture you might second guess the habit
of male cyclists shaving their legs because you can’t tell is this leg belongs
to a to a guy wearing a skirt of a woman who had a few too many supplements (if
you know what I mean by supplements).
If, however, you could manage to stay on topic, you would also notice a
leg working well without a rigid shoe. You might also question the pink on red combination. Yep, most likely a guy.
Once again I gathered my group of wool clad preppers and
asked them about rigid shoes. Most
admitted they only wore shoes in order to hide their malformed feet. Frank, said his toes were as knotted as tree
roots and started to take off his shoes to display his freakishness but I
stopped him before he grossed me out. I think I made my point.
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