First Run in Newton Neutral Performance Trainer a.k.a. Gravity
First time out with the Newton Gravity.
Pretty interesting run, as the running style changes a bit. Ran the distance in what’s generally referred to as a front-foot running shoe.
For the first three kilometers I went on in a relatively relaxed sub-5-minute pace. Point here is that sub-5-minutes usually isn’t relaxed for me, so the first impression is that I CAN run faster with these shoes.
That said the calves still need to get used to this type of running: after the first 3-4 kilometers I did start to feel it a bit of soreness and slowed down to avoid injury.
Now, a few hours later, I seem to be fine. A bit tired in the calves but otherwise feeling good.
Looking forward to more runs with the new shoes.
Glad to hear your transition to natural running style is smooth and interesting to see how all shoe manufacturers (except Nike ??, the inventor of heel strike running) are shifting over as well.
I actually hear that Nike is coming out with less heel strike shoes. Also, they do have Nike Free which is as close as they get to going natural right now…
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