Anyone tried Hoka one ones? - Gear

K Ruth

11/02/2012 at 15:03

Hi, just wondering if anyone has tried these shoes. My partner has seen them and is convinced they are the answer to my recurrent shin splints - however I don't want to shell out for them without a bit of feedback as to what they are like! Many thanks

M.ister W

11/02/2012 at 15:13

In a world that is coming to understand the benefit of minimal running shoes they are certainly bucking the trend. I very much doubt they'll resolve your shin splints.

Tiago Hefner 2

11/02/2012 at 15:51

I would suggest strengthening and technique work as your best route to injury free running, spongy shoes would at best mask the issue and more probably exacerbate it.

pursuedbyangrybees

11/02/2012 at 22:26

They look like MBT shoes - my wife tried MBTs for all of a month of so then realised they made her feet and legs hurt a lot.

I'd go with what the two posters above say - makes sense to me.

Alexander Neumuller

12/02/2012 at 08:03

Hoka shoes are quite interesting in the fact that they although they have mass amount of cushioning, they are still zero drop shoes. What what I hear that the Hoka are very popular with the older generation in the USA, simply because there cushioning protects the runner very well. But again it is not popular with minimal runners as it feels like you runner on platforms.

K Ruth

12/02/2012 at 16:33

thanks for responses - what does zero drop mean?

M.ister W

12/02/2012 at 17:05

It means there is no height difference between the heel and toe of the shoe. If you're barefoot you have zero drop. We're designed to run barefoot which is why companies are increasingly making shoes that way.

BlueWombat

16/07/2012 at 10:58

they work for me on long distance road events ...

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