re: OT runners, ever try Hokas?

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Running is hard on your body. Swim or bike instead

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I've never owned Hokas, but I've tried them on in running shops and tested them out for a few minutes. They are definitely different. I don't think people realize that they are typically a lower drop shoe, so they do promote a mid foot strike even though they don't look like it. It's just different in that there is so much "cushion". It's like you are on platform shoes. You kind of "fall of a cliff" in the front of your foot, which I found strange feeling. But again, that was in my 5 minutes of testing them out. I personally prefer more "ground feel", but I can see how someone with a legit injuries may like the cushion.