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[Bellthorpe]

I provide this link without comment.

[glenda]

OMG! What will they think of next. Shame I don't waer Kayanos...they cost a packet as well.

[Waverider12]

Bell, this is the second time within a 7 day period where I've been rendered speechless, and both times were from your posts. A new record is set!

[Emrun]

I had forgot about this, I was one of the guinea pigs for this study (around 2006 from memory), it was done at Melbourne University and was sponsered by Asics (obviously), I was involved for about 3 months.

I can't believe that something came of it, I thought it was a bit of a stretch but it was an interesting experience being involved in the study. I would have to be weighed each time, run on a treadmill with sensors in my shoes, do various flexibility tests, have ultrasounds on my calves and achilles.

I still wear the Asics long sleeved top they gave me for my trouble.

Edited by Emrun, 17 February 2010 - 01:23 PM.

[Louise]

Incredible.

but... now that they have publically acknowledged that there are "more female runners than men" (and surely they mean "male runners" not all men), I wonder if we will see women's versions of *all* ASICS models.

[Louise]

staypuff, on Feb 17 2010, 01:32 PM, said:

so do mens arches drop and raise

not their arches, sweetie. ;-)

[DontStop]

Louise, on Feb 17 2010, 02:25 PM, said:

Incredible.

but... now that they have publically acknowledged that there are "more female runners than men" (and surely they mean "male runners" not all men), I wonder if we will see women's versions of *all* ASICS models.

Most running shoes aren't sold to runners, though. They're for hanging around at the shopping centre, etc, etc. Last time I saw the numbers, sales of running shoes were still skewed to men for this very reason - most women are far too style-savvy to see them as fashion accessories.

[loubee]

off to buy some Kayano's.........

[Louise]

DontStop, on Feb 17 2010, 03:17 PM, said:

Most running shoes aren't sold to runners, though. They're for hanging around at the shopping centre, etc, etc. Last time I saw the numbers, sales of running shoes were still skewed to men for this very reason - most women are far too style-savvy to see them as fashion accessories.

[Louise]

this one seemed too good to leave in the ether...

[catgirl]

Oh. God. What a load of garbage. That's all I have to say.

[blush]

Maybe I'm missing something, but how does the shoe know what time of the month it is??

[Bellthorpe]

Well it's probably time to point at this cartoon again.

blush, on Feb 17 2010, 08:27 PM, said:

Maybe I'm missing something, but how does the shoe know what time of the month it is??

Subtle changes in gravity due to the moon's pull.

[frankie17]

Anyone heard of Simon Barfly?

[sunny1]

Bellthorpe, on Feb 17 2010, 12:58 PM, said:

I provide this link without comment.

[Ponyface]

So where does that leave us runners for whom the 'time of the month' no longer applies??? Off the radar, as usual, I suppose.
Yes, I'm over 50, and hell, yes, I run.

[Rafferty]

blush, on Feb 17 2010, 09:27 PM, said:

Maybe I'm missing something, but how does the shoe know what time of the month it is??

There's a pop up user-defined calendar in the left heel.

I'm hoping they'll soon do a pair for menopause - maybe with steel-capped toes.

Edited by Rafferty, 23 February 2010 - 08:30 PM.

[catgirl]

Rafferty, on Feb 23 2010, 09:29 PM, said:

I'm hoping they'll soon do a pair for menopause - maybe with steel-capped toes.

I wish I'd said that!

[BLightyear]

I don't think the oestrogen will pass through my orthotics very well....

[pepski]

Here's an interesting blog post I cam across on Twitter

http://zero-drop.com/?p=2916

Interested to hear some thoughts.