Stryd Duo Footpod: Footpath Testing

[@alanorcharton8855]

Thanks was curious about the duo. Nice to have someone show what they are doing with it. I have just one pod. I do however notice the contact time difference between vaporfly and regular shoes as well and it is quite significant

[@OldManRunner]

Stryd announced some new visualisations with the duo yesterday. I haven’t watched it yet but it looked interesting

[@bartekzielinski1645]

Heel strikers of the world unite! Thank you for testing this out Barry, this is exactly what i hoped was possible. I think it will be a new stryd duo before a pair of AF3s for me over christmas. @Stryd #StrydDuo #StrydFootpath hope your marketing people are watching this. This is how you sell your product, gift @OldManRunner a complimentary Stryd subscription!

[@OldManRunner]

Glad you enjoyed the video Bartek! Really looking forward to teasing out the data in some upcoming shoe comparisons...

[@bartekzielinski1645]

​@@OldManRunner I hope your back is coming along ok, Barry? Any improvement?

[@OldManRunner]

@@bartekzielinski1645 ​​⁠ Still painful but I’m not worrying about it. I think some rest and light running before training begins in earnest on the 26th will see me right. I had no increase in pain when I ran on the treadmill and no decrease so am looking forward to running happily before long

[@bev9708]

@@OldManRunner 🤞🏻🤞🏻

[@bartekzielinski1645]

@@OldManRunner hope it improves over 🎄 Barry 🤞

[@stephenboss7255]

It would be awesome to see a comparison between the Alphafly 3 and the Vaporfly 3. Great video. Thanks

[@OldManRunner]

It's 100% on the to do list!

[@bev9708]

Seems like you're having lots of fun with those Barry, ENJOY!!! Seems like a kinda low cadence you have there Barry ... it's one of the ways I massively improved my speed and endurance AND massively reduced my injuries by focusing on slowly upping my cadence to 180-185 over about 4-5 weeks, which after the initial bizarre feeling, settled in to feel the most efficient for me. Of course I'm shorter than you so my cadence would be a bit faster! I LOVE a channel called Runseek Running Music for choosing a cadence to run to, and it's my secret weapon for getting me through the last part of a very hard race or long run, as I notice when I put on my favourite tracks at 180bpm, I can run faster for much much longer, even dead tired, not to mention HAPPIER in my suffering!!😀💪🏻🏃🏻‍♀💪🏻😃

[@OldManRunner]

I am enjoying them and using them to discover stuff. Longer runs at faster speeds are planned! My average cadence in Rotterdam was 176 and peaked at 222. It’s the short stride length that kills me! And the brain department that often goes AWOL…I rarely run with headphones but often wondered about using the metronome function on the watch…another gadget to play with!

[@bev9708]

@@OldManRunner Ahhhh INTERESTING!! Quite a variation!! Yeah I often run with the earphones on … love those podcasts and audiobooks too!!

[@OldManRunner]

I have had a few ear related issues of late and I am seriously considering getting a pair of Suunto Bone Conducting Headphones...because of course I really need another gadget!

[@bev9708]

@@OldManRunner AHHH yes, of course you do!!😂 Me I got the SoundPEATS RunFree Lite air conduction headset after seeing lots of reviews, way way cheaper!! Soundpeats obviously sent it to plenty of youtubers!!

[@bev9708]

Running with Marc (in Finland) works for Suunto ... maybe they'll send you a pair to test if you contact him!

[@i.p2088]

Very interesting that the ground contact time was different in different shoes at the same Speed... So basically if I get less stress on my body when having less contact time I will be less susceptible to injury in a Vaporfly compared to the Invincible 😂😂

[@OldManRunner]

I think less weight is generally good and will lead to a lower ground contact time and more importantly less energy consumed at the same pace. The downside is less cushioning which protects your foot, and somewhere in between is the sweet spot of the right balance of cushioning and weight. Which is why I run in a variety of shoes, minimising the cushioning on race day and maximising it on easy days...

[@i.p2088]

@@OldManRunner Yes but.. Take the New Balance SC elite V3. Light and VERY protective. New Balance SC trainer V2 is a disaster.

[@OldManRunner]

@@i.p2088 Yes… and to further complicate things…a Carbon plate in a lightweight shoe can offer more performance and more protection…I must try my Vaporfly 3 v Streakfly on a longer Stryd test

[@bev9708]

@@OldManRunner A carbon plate offers more protection?? Do you mean from injury?? Of course the current data is based on extremely small sample sizes, as you often point out Barry, so not drawing conclusions, on his podcast Brodie Sharpe recently analysed a 2023 study examining bone stress injuries in runners using carbon fibre footwear.

[@OldManRunner]

@@bev9708 Jo Pavey regularly talks about how the Carbon plate reduces stresses and aids recovery. And some of my Carbon plate shoes are wonderful on long easy runs… TNF Vectiv Summit Pro’s are the shoes of choice!

[@WilesPalladino]

Your footpath asymmetry appeared to be greater in the vaporflies.

[@OldManRunner]

I had the same when I ran comparisons with the Alphafly 3. Must do some more testing