I’ve recently been experimenting with barefoot jogging, zero drop shoes and reintroducing my body to racing spikes after a twenty year layoff. Here’s a few observations based on what I’ve learned.
Tag Archives | Barefoot Running
Barefoot running baby steps
While I encourage runners to approach barefoot running with caution, for some runners, there is a case to be made for taking baby steps towards barefoot running. In this article I describe five ideas that will give you a taste of the barefoot phenomenon without having to put yourself at high risk of injury.
Should I run barefoot?
In this article I make some observations about how different runners might react to barefoot or minimalist running shoes as a stimulus for improving running technique. I also explain why some runners need to be more cautious than others when adopting barefoot running.
Is running bad for you?
I don’t know how many times someone has said these words to me: “running is bad for your knees” or “isn’t running hard on your body?” Up to about 18 months ago I would probably have begrudgingly agreed with them. With my stop-start injury plagued running career all the evidence needed to support their running nay-saying. [...]
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