I’m confused. The shoes are meant for forefoot running and yet the photo shows the author testing them with a definite heel-strike stride. Does that make sense?

Great that Salomon is finally coming down, both in terms of drop and absolute height – the latter being the primary reason why I stopped running in XT Wings and Speedcross 2 – after having tried really low (and light) shoes, the Salomons were instantly degraded to shopping shoes ;-)

Bfeltovi, you are correct in that I was heal striking more than normal. I think the image was shot at about mile 18 of a tough marathon and my form was breaking down with some soreness in my metatarsal left over from the Trans-Rockies. Interestingly, the low-drop shoe was still good and I felt OK to the finish.

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The author is clearly heel-striking. A recipe for disaster in minimalist shoes- he should know better. It’s your own fault if you run like this and destroy your knees/hips, but to write an article on minimalist shoes with a clear heel-striking photo is inexcusable.

I really wish shoe companies would come off the “minimalist” shoe bandwagon. Minimalist shoes dont work for everyone and I dont care how much you want to promote natural movement. I am an overpronator and tried several brands of minimalist shoes hoping I could build up strength and arch support only to hurt my feet so bad I couldn’t even ride a bike.

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Minimalism has nothing to do with correct form and fore/mid foot striking. Before you bought your shoes, you should have gone to a form coach as it seems, that alone you could not manage a safe transition to a more natural running form. You are an overpronator, what means you are heel striking. In a fore/mid foot strike it does not exist. Forefoot touches the ground then the heel. There is no rolling,no pronation or supination. Get educated first, after you can talk about fads and bandwagons. Minimalist shoes work for everyone who gradually gets into them, as intended, and have a correct running form.