Tuesday 4 June 2013

New developments in running shoes

I was reading Forbes magazine the other day (highbrow, I know) and there was interesting look at new shoes from a Swiss brand called On.

I've been looking a travelling to Japan next year for some trail running, so running shoes are high on my radar at the moment - anything to make it a bit easier!

The trend in recent years has been to go fairly minimalist, bare-foot running and all that primal stuff, so it's interesting to see that On have come out with shoes that are described as almost having springs on them - lots of material and lots of padding.

The clever part about them is that they provide a cushioning system that absorbs both vertical and horizontal forces but still enables you to feel the ground as you push off with each stride.  They're designed Olivier Bernhard who knows running (he's an Ironman and Duathlon champion), so I'm keen to give them a try.

A shoe that's comfortable to run in... revolutionary!

Gareth from ActiveTech




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