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 I have trained with recreational runners, Nike Air Max Classic BW 91 Mens college runners (who leave me in the dust), and even very serious ultramarathoners, and one thing holds true, their gait tends to be consistent independent of the particular shoe (that is if they are not consistently focused on forcing themselves to do something, as is often the case for people retraining as a mid/forefoot striker). The only difference people tend to notice is the level of cushioning (obviously more important for heel-strikers), the shoe¡¯s dimensions in regard to one¡¯s foot (is the toe-box tight/roomy/toooooooo roomy), and how well the hell cups one¡¯s foot (or doesn¡¯t, at all). All of these add up to two main things, does the shoe injure you (blisters, odd pressure point injuries, nerve compression etc), and does the level of feedback provided by the shoe match your impact pattern (yes, you can run on your forefoot and still have high impact, or still overstride etc¡­reality check).

This post was authored by Peter Larson. Pete is a recovering academic who currently works as an exercise physiologist, running coach, and writer. He's also a father of three and a fanatical runner with a bit of a shoe obsession. In addition to writing and editing this site, nike air max 90 men's running shoe he is co-author of the book Tread Lightly, and writes a personal blog called The Blogologist. Follow Pete on Twitter, Facebook, Google+, and via email.

In a running world where minimalism and encouragement of a midfoot/forefoot strike seems to be the big trend, Mizuno seems to have created the ultimate heel striking/overstriding running shoe. Don¡¯t get me wrong, if you are a heel striker and simply don¡¯t care about the stride debate, these might suit you just fine and the technology may actually be the best thing since sliced bread. However, for someone like me that feels that a shoe like this encourages overstriding, color me skeptical at best. Take a look at these stills captured from the Prophecy ad:

On a slightly unrelated note: you¡¯re a science man, Pete, as am I, and I¡¯ve been thinking more and more on the velocity of running as a means to alter form and biomechanics. Do you have any thoughts on this? Because, for example, I feel many of us would agree we heel strike when we walk. Could heel striking maybe more prevalent in videos like this where the subject is traveling at such a slow ¡°shuffle¡± speed, they¡¯re merely accelerating the walking motion and not actually running? I certainly feel that¡¯s sometimes the case when I pass people out ¡°jogging¡± on the streets. N.B. Not that I¡¯m defending heel striking: you know me to be a strong proponent of running in as little shoe as possible!

We were sent a pair for analysis at our lab here in Ottawa and I might say from testing and review it certainly delivers promises of smooth transition through a gait cycle heel to toe. So I might concur the comment that if Mizuno set out to deliver a shoe that would perform well from for nike free 4.0 flyknit an over stride/heel striker they accomplished that well.

Mizuno Prophecy Heel Strike 1Mizuno Prophecy Heel Strike 2Mizuno Prophecy Heel Strike 3Mizuno Prophecy Overstride The first image is about as massive a heel strike as I have seen, and if you look at the apparent angle of the lower leg relative to the ground, it¡¯s a tremendous overstride as well. The overstriding gait can also bee seen in the fourth image ¨C it¡¯s almost as if the little white dots represent pain points and the arrows are pointing t nike free 3.0 flyknit o the foot position as the source of the trouble Smile.
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