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Newton Shoes Review

rlappi — Thu, 21 Jun 2007 10:42:41 -0600

http://www.yourrunning.com/blog-first_run_in_a_revolution

By now I had hoped to have interviewed Danny Abshire, man behind the revolutionary Newton running shoes and be inundating you with technical detail, the story of the seven patents behind them, a podcast and so on... but things have got in the way.

Newton Shoes and Forefoot Running

rlappi — Thu, 21 Jun 2007 10:37:11 -0600

http://www.yourrunning.com/blog-at_last_shoes_made_for_forefoot_runners

The running shoe industry is obsessed with promoting the idea that a "natural" gait involves striking the ground with the heel first. Almost every shoe is over-designed, over-engineered and over-technologised in an effort to make "heel to toe" transition as easy and as painless as possible. Well, I've never been a heel striker. And if you watch elite athletes you'll come to the same conclusion as me; 90% or more of them are NOT heel-strikers either.

Finding the best running form/ running shoe

rlappi — Thu, 14 Jun 2007 10:16:39 -0600

http://www.yourrunning.com/forum-how_not_to_heel_strike#comment-4596

BASELBUTT says:
According to the Newton shoes website:

"To discover your best running form all you need to do is run barefoot. You'll immediately discover that when barefoot you're not landing on your heels, you're striking on your forefoot.

Striking on your forefoot is the most natural way to run, it is also the fastest and most efficient way to run. Newton Running shoes were developed to make your feet think they're barefoot and increase your performance."