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That's a bit of a non-sequitur. I agree with you that it has everything to do with proper training. But shoes and form are important aspect of training, and in my opinion lots of people get these aspects wrong. If it has "nothing to do with shoes", then why bother spending money on specific running shoes at all? Avoiding "overuse" is not as simple as just running the proper number of miles. How you run those miles matters. Someone running all their miles on cambered roads may suffer debilitating overuse injuries in the muscles and joints that are forced to compensate for the slope. All I'm arguing is that many running shoes are like that cambered road, subtly changing your form and forcing some parts of your body to work harder than they otherwise would. Form matters, and shoes matter, and shoes have a profound affect on form. None of this is even debatable. We could certainly differ over how shoes and form matter, but surely you don't really believe they're irrelevant.
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Funny, I saw something on TV this weekend about that very theory. Makes sense to me. Although I doubt they were hunting wild game down asphalt littered with rocks, glass, scrap metal, pieces of wire, garbage, tar, cigarette butts, empty beer cans and bottles, washing machines, etc.
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Here's that video. Just awesome: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9wI-9RJi0Qo But the irony is his shoes. Look at 3:35-3:45. Not exactly a minimalist, is he? I'm pretty sure those are a recycled slick black pair of circa-1989 Air Jordans. Complete with pump.
E.J.Greater Lowell Road RunnersCry havoc and let slip the dawgs of war!May the road rise to meet you, may the wind be always at your back, may the sun shine warm upon your SPF30, may the rains fall soft upon your sweat-wicking hat, and until you hit the finish line may The Flying Spaghetti Monster hold you in the hollow of His Noodly Appendage.
Talk about being the big man on campus. As a reward for this amazing feat, I'm guessing he gets to carry the smallest piece of the carcass for the eight hour run back to the village.
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Here's that video. Just awesome: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9wI-9RJi0Qo
over 9000!!!
It takes a strong mind to run barefoot.
Why is it sideways?
what amazes me though, is how some people get down right offensive about it when you tell them that you barefoot run. i just mention that i do it sometimes and non-barefoot runners will almost shout at me all the reasons that it is "bad" for you... blows my mind.
I don't think the debate is that running barefoot is bad for anyone. The debate here is that shoes are bad for you. Personally, I think shoes in and of themselves are not bad for anyone, and people can run in shoes with zero problems. This thought includes the assumption that the person is wearing the correct shoes for his/her feet and mechanics. Unfortunately, this is where people disagree.
one day we will all hold hands and appreciate our various ways to run.
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some ppl even do ultramarathons barefoot. and i mean regular white people not just africans. i.e barefootted.com