Hi, It’s been a while I feel like I want to try barefoot running but I’m not sure, I would like to hear more opinions. I’ve always been more confident walking barefoot, did Kendo for a bit, walked the Camino de Santiago multiple times, but I started running “seriously” only recently and I feel that every pair of running shoes I try is somehow hurting me or making me feel uncomfortable.
I tried watching youtube videos on the topic but the opinions there are quite conflicting, so I thought asking here!
Do you use zero drop / barefoot shoes? Do you use them to run? Do you know a proper “guide” on the matter?
Thank you in advance!
Do you trail run at all, or mostly road run? I know a few people who love altra zero drops for trails, but can’t handle the zero drop feeling for road shoes.
I think trails are more forgiving since you are slower, and since the uphills/downhills are more intense on trails, it’s nice to have a flat shoe.
Btw, the altra vanish are their racing/tempo shoe, and they are labeled “zero drop”, but runrepeat.com measured the vanish carbon 1 and 2, and found they actually had a drop of 5.4 and 3.7 mm, respectively. I can’t say if the non-carbon version actually has a drop as well, but I have a pair and it feels like they do. They are a slimmer fit than other altras, but it is nice to have something with a more responsive foam for speedwork.
A little trail running, but not much lately. I have some lone peaks that I like a lot, though. The new foam in the fwd via 2 (side of the shoe calls it ego p35) feels so much different to the torins. I’m not sure how to describe it, but I enjoy it so much that I haven’t used the torins since I got a pair of fwd via 2.