COACH TESTIMONIALS
The response to the Newton shoes has been spectacular. Below is a sampling of some of the feedback and comments we have received from coaches.
As a longtime proponent of fore-foot running, for years I have relied on the standard running drills and demonstration in order to develop proper technique. The Newton shoes, however, have changed all that. Minutes into his first run with the Newton shoes, Michael was running as if he had been a forefoot runner his entire life. I have never seen a shoe that so reinforces the natural running action I seek to develop within all my athletes. - Brian McDonald - Michael Simpson's coach
I am pleased to see the progress made on the fastest footwear since bare feet. I test drove my new pair of shoes last week and it's the first time since I retired 10 years ago that I had twinges of the feeling that a real runner still exists inside there somewhere. These shoes are fantastic, once the word gets out I can see every runner wanting a pair. They make you run faster, no doubt! - Lorraine Moller - Lydiard Foundation
My goal, as a coach, is to maximize performance while minimizing potential for injury. Newton running shoes allow me to do both. Running tends to lend one's body to overuse and injuries more readily than cycling or swimming due to the greater impact associated with it. Newton Running shoes help mitigate this recovery cost allowing athletes to train more with less risk of injury.
Coaching proper running form, stride length/rate, foot strike, arm carriage, and posture are all crucial to overall efficiency and, therefore performance and injury resistance. Newton Running Shoes are the first running shoes that allow me to convey these concepts more readily simply by how they feel to anyone who puts them on. The dynamic mid-sole technology can teach a runner more about foot strike in one run than I could teach in a week.
I have a pair of Newtons that is 6-weeks old and they still feel better than a brand new pair of conventional running shoes. Put on a pair of Newtons and you will loathe ever having to put on another running shoe. I'm not just saying that. I'm living it. It bothers me to feel so addicted to a running shoe. I may have to join a 12-step program if they ever take my Newtons away. You can have my singlet and you can have my shorts but don't take my Newtons away. - Paul Huddle - Multisports.com, North America Sports, Inc.
