Nature’s own running shoe

By Christopher | January 27, 2010

i’ll be posting choice bits from the Nature paper along with commentary, but for now, the killer quote: “People who don’t wear shoes when they run have an astonishingly different strike,” Lieberman said in a statement. “By landing on the middle or front of the foot, barefoot runners have almost no impact collision, much less than…

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The Perfect Foot

By Christopher | January 26, 2010

Ten years ago, doctors were telling me I was permanently flawed. My feet were such a mess and my body was so big and cumbersome, I could only risk running with stability shoes and custom-made orthotics. Now, I’m not just better — I’m perfect. Don’t take it from me; that’s the expert opinion of none…

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The Countdown

By Christopher | January 26, 2010

In 25 and a half hours, the embargo will be lifted on a devastating new study in Nature magazine. If you’ve been following the barefoot-running debate at all, you’ve read lots of hand-wringing from podiatrists, and shoe companies, and Runner’s World editors about how “we need more data. we just don’t know if bare feet…

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