are plimsolls safe to run?

[chutsu]

I read about the benefits of barefit running, and it makes a lot of
sense, however for one to jump into barefeet running is quiet
difficult. I have been considering buying a pair of plimsolls to
emulate running barefoot, does anyone do this for serious training?

I mean cushioned trainers didn't really get exist till like 1990s I
think?... So people before then like Pre must have ran on shoes with a
very thin sole, just look at bowerman's custom shoes for Pre on the
track, they don't have any cushion!

[Rikki]

On Jan 5, 7:10 pm, chutsu <chu...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I read about the benefits of barefit running, and it makes a lot of
> sense, however for one to jump into barefeet running is quiet
> difficult. I have been considering buying a pair of plimsolls to
> emulate running barefoot, does anyone do this for serious training?

I'd like to know this too. I guess it's much like running barefoot,
and plimsolls are a great deal cheaper than a pair of Vibrams Five
Fingers! I think the real issue is to build up to running barefoot
and learn how to do it without injuring yourself.

> I mean cushioned trainers didn't really get exist till like 1990s I
> think?... So people before then like Pre must have ran on shoes with a
> very thin sole, just look at bowerman's custom shoes for Pre on the
> track, they don't have any cushion!

1970s! That was when Nike invented the market for cushioned soles.
What interests me is the reports that cushioned soles have not
decreased the rate or injuries :D