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Unless you\u2019re a large triathlete or have biomechanical issues, we\u2019d say yes, race trainers are definitely worth it for racing triathlon.<\/strong><\/p>\n This is partly down to distal weight which, broadly speaking, is the pendulum weight of your lower limb.<\/p>\n The heavier the weight hanging from your knee \u2013 in this case, your shoe \u2013 the greater force required to get it moving. Ergo, a strong argument for choosing lightweight racers over your slightly heavier training shoes.<\/p>\n According to a study by former Nike coach Jack Daniels, adding 100g to a shoe increases the aerobic demand of running by 1%. This, he calculated, equates to around a minute over a marathon.<\/p>\n <\/p><\/div> <\/section> Those of you who\u2019ve read the rather magnificent Sports Gene<\/em> by former Sports Illustrated<\/em>\u00a0writer David Epstein will already be aware of this distal-weight concept.<\/p>\n It\u2019s why, argues Epstein, the Kalenjin tribe of Kenya has produced runners of the calibre of Wilson Kipsang and Dennis Kimetto. The Kalenjin tribe has particularly thin ankles and calves. Ergo a lower distal weight and faster, more sustainable leg turnover. That\u2019s why weight\u2019s of importance but it\u2019s not everything.<\/p>\n In our experience, you\u2019re still after a shoe with a bit of fizz, one that delivers a healthy return on your landing force. So we\u2019re after propulsion. And stability.<\/p>\n A slipping foot leaches energy, as well as raising the spectre of injury. As our racing amphitheatre kickstarts with transition, we\u2019re also after a swift and stable foot entry.<\/p>\n Top image credit:<\/strong> Getty Images<\/p>\n By James Witts Published: Friday, 18 March 2022 at 12:00 am Unless you\u2019re a large triathlete or have biomechanical issues, we\u2019d say yes, race trainers are definitely worth it for racing triathlon. This is partly down to distal weight which, broadly speaking, is the pendulum weight of your lower limb. Why choose lightweight running shoes […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":12729,"template":"","categories":[1],"acf":{"readingTimeMinutes":"2"},"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2022\/03\/are-race-trainers-best-for-triathlon-scaled.jpg",2560,1217,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2022\/03\/are-race-trainers-best-for-triathlon-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2022\/03\/are-race-trainers-best-for-triathlon-300x143.jpg",300,143,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2022\/03\/are-race-trainers-best-for-triathlon-768x365.jpg",768,365,true],"large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2022\/03\/are-race-trainers-best-for-triathlon-1024x487.jpg",800,380,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2022\/03\/are-race-trainers-best-for-triathlon-1536x730.jpg",1536,730,true],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2022\/03\/are-race-trainers-best-for-triathlon-2048x974.jpg",2048,974,true]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"importmanagerhub@sprylab.com","author_link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/220triathlon\/author\/importmanagerhubsprylab-com\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"By James Witts Published: Friday, 18 March 2022 at 12:00 am Unless you\u2019re a large triathlete or have biomechanical issues, we\u2019d say yes, race trainers are definitely worth it for racing triathlon. This is partly down to distal weight which, broadly speaking, is the pendulum weight of your lower limb. Why choose lightweight running shoes…","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/220triathlon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed\/12728"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/220triathlon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/220triathlon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/rss_feed"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/220triathlon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/220triathlon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12729"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/220triathlon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12728"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/220triathlon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12728"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Why choose lightweight running shoes over training shoes?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
How important is propulsion and stability in a race shoe?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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