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Biomechanics of Foot Strikes & Applications to Running Barefoot or in Minimal Footwear

Article by Harvard University regarding Biomechanics of Foot Strikes & Applications to Running Barefoot or in Minimal Footwear ( read article )

The Barefoot Route

Though it could have happened, running barefoot did not disappear with the advent of the running shoe. A subculture of runners still abides by the au naturel technique our ancestors relied on even with the rows upon rows of hi-tech options stocking the shelves of running stores these days. One of the most often-cited barefoot cases was Ethiopian runner Abebe Bikila, who ran a world-record 2:15:17 marathon at the 1960 Olympics in Rome. South African Zola Budd also springs to mind: in the early 1980s, she made headlines by breaking one middle-distance record after another sans shoes. ( read article )

Foot Loose

In a funky pair of shoes, a runner comes to terms with his toes one day at a time. ( read article )

You Walk Wrong

It took 4 million years of evolution to perfect the human foot. But we’re wrecking it with every step we take.  ( read article )

Wiggling Their Toes at the Shoe Giants

TODD BYERS was among more than 20,000 people running the San Francisco Marathon last month. Dressed in shorts and a T-shirt, he might have blended in with the other runners, except for one glaring difference: he was barefoot. Believe it or not, I actually do all my training in them; despite claims that I will destroy myself without some precious padding under my feet. I call BS to that. Are they the next revolution in athletic performance? In short, Yes! Not so much a revolution, but more a movement (ahhaha, pun intended) back to how our foot SHOULD function. ( read article )

Angel's Fitness Tip - Barefoot Running

SACRAMENTO, CA - Athletes and medical professionals around the world are embracing the barefoot, or nearly barefoot, phenomenon. Running and working out nearly barefoot allows athletes to use foot and calf muscles that are neglected when wearing thick-soled running shoes. If you think about it, running barefoot is exactly how your body was designed to operate. Running on your toes provides a natural shock absorbent.

He did, though I didn’t realize it at the time. I remained a skeptic but tested them a month later. Now, I have three pairs and find it hard to wear other shoes. Vibram Five Fingers shoes (“VFFs” to the die-hard fans) are worth a closer look. After two weeks of wearing them, the lower-back pain I’d had for more than 10 years disappeared and hasn’t returned since I started experimentation about 8 weeks ago. Sound ridiculously implausible? It doesn’t once we look at how feet and posture adapt …