Mid-Week Report: Barefooting Grabs The Spotlight(s)

(You can read here the article launching and describing the current project.  You can read here the most recent status report on my move to minimalist running.)

I normally don’t do a mid-week update, however a few things grabbed my attention today so I thought I’d pass them along.

NPR did a couple of segments on barefoot running.  One is focused more on the science of barefoot running.  The other is focused more on how businesses and others are reacting. 

The BBC has a piece on how shoes may have changed how we run.

Here is a fantastic video with Harvard professor Daniel Lieberman.  It has excellent slow-motion comparisons of the different foot landings along with force plate and graph analysis.

Also, I recently discovered a very interesting blog called On And Off The Track by Steve Magness.  Steve’s current posting is about a study on barefooting.  And, just a few days ago, Steve wrote an article about Why Running Shoes Don’t Work.

Happy reading, listening and, hopefully, running!

Jim

“Running is a privilege.”