Nike Says Its $250 Running Shoes Will Make You Run Much Faster

Re:Nike Says Its $250 Running Shoes Will Make You Run Much F... by pg314 on Friday July 20, 2018 @04:52PM (#17578818)

> Regular distance running is punishing on your joints, even if you're a forefoot runner with perfect form.

The studies I'm aware of (e.g. [1]) point in the opposite direction: runners have a lower risk of osteoarthritis, potentially because they have a lower BMI. As an avid long distance runner myself, if you have any evidence to the contrary, I'd be very interested to read it.

[1] https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23377837

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Re:Nike Says Its $250 Running Shoes Will Make You Run Much F... by sethammons on Friday July 20, 2018 @07:32PM (#17579837)

I did not see the original source, but this secondary source shows that running is the second most injurious sport, right behind football.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3724624/How-running-...

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Re:Nike Says Its $250 Running Shoes Will Make You Run Much F... by tylerhou on Friday July 20, 2018 @09:11PM (#17580202)

I would be skeptical about any claim supported by a Daily Mail link. I couldn't find any references to the study they "cited" on Google Scholar, either.

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