The 10 Biggest Myths About Running
- By Linzay Logan
- Published Oct. 31, 2011
10. Cushioned Shoes Will Prevent Injury
More cushion means less chance of injury, right? Guess again.
“[Highly cushioned shoes] actually will hurt you, rather than help you,” explained Steven Tally, San Diego Tri Club triathlon coach.
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“If you pronate and get shoes with a half-inch of gel, it feels great for two weeks but the gel wears down where you pronate and end up pronating more you are more likely to get injured on them.”
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Linzay Logan
Linzay Logan is the copy editor for Competitor magazine and cares about punctuation probably a little too much. She particularly loves to avoid commas as well as add exclamation points whenever she can get away with it! She also loves to run marathons and half-marathons—probably a little too much. Don’t let her small size fool you; she’ll still try to outrun you anytime. Even though chances are she probably can’t.