Shoes always make me happy. No matter what the styles of the shoes, if like, decorations can be add on it. I always like sports shoes, and l like to make some marks on it, such as my name. I don’t need custom shoes designs. I only need a shoes printer. Printing shoes with my name to make my own shoes print. That is so magic.
Take this sneaker shoes for example. I make my own shoes design. New Balance developed its 800 model with the principles of ChiRunning in mind. ChiRunning is a method of running instruction developed by Danny Dreyer, an American Ultramarathon runner and Tai Chi practitioner. Its primary focus is to teach runners to move in a more efficient, natural way (sounds familiar?).
Without entering too much into detail, one of the principles of ChiRunning is midfoot strike as opposed to heel strike. The NB MR800 was designed in order to provide the maximum benefit for runners who strike with their midfoot.
What you can notice by looking at its sole unit, is the podular construction. The shoe provides the usual cushioning through foam. Since midfoot strikers apply most of their force on the lateral (external) side, there is where NB concentrated their cushioning efforts. Further, the height of the heel is lower than traditional running shoes in order to make it easier for a runner to land on the midfoot.
Both these shoes divide runners into two groups: the ones who use them and swear by the improvements they achieved, and the skeptical ones. We tend to agree that running is not only about pounding mile after mile week after week (even though this is the essence of running training). Running form is extremely important both in preventing injuries and help us run longer, or faster.
While Nike pushes the Free as a training shoe, and New Balance partnered with the ChiRunning organization, who believes that running performance comes after running enjoyability, Newton Running is seriously pushing its shoes as a mean to achieve greater results and it is actively sponsoring athletes who compete in marathons, triathlons…
So far it is too early to say if the barefoot running movement will prevail over the current “heel cushioned” market. We believe time, and miles, will tell.