The Cool Impossible

Keith Wick

I just read The Cool Impossible by Eric Orton. He's the guy that wrote born to run & in this new book he talks about training yourself to run properly. In the book there are prescribed strength exercises using a slant board and some other tools along with a general guideline program. I'm thinking of trying this leading up to the OS. I was wondering if anyone else has read the book or followed the ideas he's talking about?

cgres123

You may also like Run Less Run Far, runners world, as the name applies. A good book that was recommended to me by Steve West.

Keith Wick

First run today in my B2R shoes. https://www.born2run.com/footwear
This was a switch from my 4 mm drop kinvara shoes which I like. These have much less cushioning, but feel lighter and seem to help me transition better from plant to take off. It was also interesting that I could feel my big toe actually engaged in my running. I've been doing the slant board exercises of the program for a few weeks now, but I'm not sure whether these or just being more focused have changed my form. I've also lost weight which has helped the process. The short 4 mile run felt smooth and less taxing even though I did
a late night bike last night. I'll run in these a few more times this week, then switch back to the Kinvara's to compare.

Joseph Lombardi

FYI worth having a read....and a great site.

http://www.sportsscientists.com/search?q=foot+striking

Keith Wick

Yes, very interesting. I am one of those people that has pointed the toe down toward the ground, but this didn't happen in distance running. I began doing this in high school when doing sprints for baseball. It then continued into my main sport, basketball, but I also trained with strength shoes http://www.strength-shoes.com/ a lot so my calves were constantly being overloaded. Once I started triathlons, I had to adjust something or I was way leaned over in a full out sprint. It took me so long to be able to run over an hour and not be completely gassed. At this point, I feel this is closer to how my body normally wants to run so I'm giving it a try. Thanks for the article--interesting---but man it's long.

TH3 FRB

Posted By Keith Wick on 14 Oct 2013 04:26 PM

First run today in my B2R shoes. https://www.born2run.com/footwear

This was a switch from my 4 mm drop kinvara shoes which I like. These have much less cushioning, but feel lighter and seem to help me transition better from plant to take off. It was also interesting that I could feel my big toe actually engaged in my running. I've been doing the slant board exercises of the program for a few weeks now, but I'm not sure whether these or just being more focused have changed my form. I've also lost weight which has helped the process. The short 4 mile run felt smooth and less taxing even though I did

a late night bike last night. I'll run in these a few more times this week, then switch back to the Kinvara's to compare.

If you like Kinvaras but want less shoe then try the Grid Type A5.  The Kinvaras are way to "squishy" for my taste regardless of being a low drop platform. The A5 is 4mm drop with a 14mm heel stack.