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Most of us who run have a lot of time, energy and miles invested in our current state of fitness and we don’t really want to sacrifice any of that as we start to run barefoot. We know that we should start gradually, yet we don’t want to cut our mileage drastically and lose our investment.
Our feet have got used to the protection that running shoes offer and our running gait has evolved read more
We had a prospective new member run with us at the club last week. He’s young, plays a bit of football and runs a bit of cross country. He was running in shoes that looked like the sort he might wear when playing football on grass or an artificial pitch; very little cushioning and no real support (and the necessary branding logo of course). After the run the usual questions were being asked read more
Yesterday evening, just a short club session on a field (about 4 miles) wearing Inov8 Terroc.
I’m still trying to avoid wearing my old ‘proper’ trainers, either the Cumulus or 2140.
Road runs are done in my new Fila trainer that cost £20, and barefoot being introduced gradually.
Interestingly, pain in my ankle and from my long-standing plantar fasciitis was reduced this morning.
Why a section on here about running barefoot?
Like many people, I have read Christopher McDougall’s thought-provoking book, Born to Run.
Aside from the fascinating story, the information and ideas contained in the book have been a revelation. Reading this book coincided with taking part in a 10k road race recently. Lining up at the start I was amazed to see read more