I trust physics on my life.
Here's a small fact on my physic textbook:
%26quot;Running shoes as shock absorbers: Today, much of the focus of running shoe technology centers on the cushioned midsole that plays a key role as a shock absorber and performance enhancer. Each time a runner鈥檚 foot hits the ground, the ground exerts an equal and opposite force on the runner鈥檚 foot. This force can be nearly four times a runner鈥檚 weight, causing aches and pains, shin splints, and damage to knees and ankles over long distances. Cushioning is used in running shoes to decrease the force absorbed by the runner. As a runner鈥檚 foot hits the ground and come to a stop, its momentum changes. The change in momentum is 螖p = F螖t.
A shoe鈥檚 cushioning system also affects energy consumption. The bones, muscles, ligaments, and tendons of the foot and leg are a natural cushioning system. But operating this system requires the body to use stored energy to contract muscles. So if a s shoe can be worn that assists a runner鈥檚 natural cushioning system, the runner does not expand much of his or her own stored energy. The energy the runner saved can be spent to run farther or faster. The cushioned midsole uses the law of conversation of energy to return as much of the energy to the runner as possible. The runner鈥檚 kinetic energy transformers to elastic potential energy, plus heat, when the runner鈥檚 foot hits the running surface. If the runner can reduce the amount of energy that is lost as heat, the runner鈥檚 elastic potential energy can be converted back to useful kinetic energy. Bouncy, springy, elastic materials that resist crushing over time commonly are used t o create the cushioned midsole. Options now range from silicone gel pads to complex fluid-filled systems and even springs to give a runner extra energy efficiency.%26quot;
So would wearing extra sock reduce the amount of energy lost, which I can spend to run faster? (I get tired pretty easy.)
Would wearing extra socks make me faster?
its a good theory but running isnt a science. its about how you feel. i never thought about the physics behiind it but if you wear extra soxks it will feel like more weight on your feet and you will feel heavier. i dont wear any socks during cross country races and it makes me feel alot lighter even though its only ounces. it makes you do better and run faster if you feel better. theres no explination or science to it.
