Model D Footstraps Come Loose

[Gravaman]

I am male heavy weight doing 10K. Both straps loosen up after about 10 minutes to where I have to lean down and pull them tight. Has anyone had this problem? Has anyone modified the strap? Does a Velcro strap work?

I take the time to knot the strap now, but that is not a good solution.

[Alissa]

I am male heavy weight doing 10K. Both straps loosen up after about 10 minutes to where I have to lean down and pull them tight. Has anyone had this problem? Has anyone modified the strap? Does a Velcro strap work?

I take the time to knot the strap now, but that is not a good solution.

You might want to search using terms like "straps" "strapless" and "loose"... Just to get you started, here's one of the threads you'll discover.

HTH,

Alissa

[Bob S.]

I am male heavy weight doing 10K. Both straps loosen up after about 10 minutes to where I have to lean down and pull them tight. Has anyone had this problem? Has anyone modified the strap? Does a Velcro strap work?

I take the time to knot the strap now, but that is not a good solution.

The simplest solution is to quit using the straps. They aren't necessary except at high rates. Certainly not at the rates used in a 10k. I just keep the straps under my feet. That way they are held down and ain't goin' nowhere.

Yeah, I do use them on occasion — like for intervals and racing, when I might get the rate up over 30spm. But they don't loosen up at those times. I think that it might be a result of training a lot without them. Whatever it is that causes them to loosen doesn't happen as much if you have trained a lot without them at lower rates.

Bob S.

[johnlvs2run]

It is better to use the straps fas otherwise you'll get used to not using your feet for recovery and won't have the same complete muscle development.

I slide the straps through the 2nd opening underneath, down through the 3rd, back over and down through the 1st.

This keeps them from moving.