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@pompy
I've converted to more of a mid\forefoot running style a few months ago and haven't looked back. Yes, it takes a while to train new muscles and tendons to strengthen up but it certainly reduces impacts and I don't feel sore and achey the following day anymore. I haven't gone fully minimalist and I run in Brooks Green Silence which still have a bit of cushioning but are much lighter and more flexible, allowing me to feel the pavement or trail better. When I now try running with a heel strike, it feels awful, really clompy and heavy. Ease in slowly, over weeks and weeks, building running up from 100 yds very gradually...