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the thing about running barefoot is probably that you'd have to condition your feet to be "tougher". Ever walk barefoot on hot asphalt? I have--but not very far! They'd have to be able to stand up to being poked by rough objects, the heat, etc. Heck, I get a pebble in my shoe, I know it--and it bugs me.
I would never run barefoot because I'm afraid of stepping on a small rock or glass.
(May 14) -- Barefoot Ken Bob Saxton might not be the fastest runner on the road, but he never has to stop to tie his shoes.
The California jogger is one of the leaders of the barefoot running movement, a small but growing niche of runners who say they feel better -- and healthier -- without their sneakers.
I just saw this yesterday and was ASTOUNDED; someone jogging around the streets of Boston with their little finger toes. Isn't that bad for your back with such weight of bare feet on concrete? Just sayin'. I would do it, but i'm scared it might hurt my back.
I just saw this yesterday and was ASTOUNDED; someone jogging around the streets of Boston with their little finger toes. Isn't that bad for your back with such weight of bare feet on concrete? Just sayin'. I would do it, but i'm scared it might hurt my back.
A letter was just published in Nature measuring the collision forces of running barefoot versus running with shoes on. Collision forces were lower for barefoot running because runners were allowed to adopt different gait/running form. Running with shoes forced runners to heel-strike and lead to higher collision forces.
Access : Foot strike patterns and collision forces in habitually barefoot versus shod runners : Nature (http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v463/n7280/full/nature08723.html - broken link)
Its almost as if you were supposed to run barefoot...
Personally I don't think I ever would. I tried it before and my foot got all cut up due to the rocks and gravel around the sidewalk, must have gotten some teeny rock that messed up my foot.
I love my new running shoes, I feel like I'm on clouds when I run now, and my knees don't hurt anymore (they did with the wrong shoes). I feel energized when I'm done on the treadmill, so much so that I could just keep running right out the door lol.
More power to those people who DO run barefoot, I just like my comfort too much
I think most people need shoes for practical reasons/protection. Protection from glass and debris, protection from heat and cold, protection from motor oil and antifreeze and who-knows-what other nasty chemicals litter our roadways.
If I want to really run and feel the road, I just wear a pair of racing flats.
I've been running barefoot for quite a while. I often go 3-5 miles through the streets where I live with barefeet and I've never had an injury or problem yet.
Running barefoot causes you to stride and land differently, i.e. more on the middle to front of your foot rather than landing on the heels. When running barefooted, the force is absorbed by the calf muscles rather than the bones of the knee and shin that occurs in landing on the heels first.
I get questions all the time about, "what about stepping on rocks, glass, etc...." My answer to that is that I just step over or around any such objects. I used to have shin splints and knee pain when I ran in thick heeled, cushioned shoes. Since barefooting it, I've had no pains at all.
This is totally inane. NEVER run without shoes because of the possibility of injuring your foot with random small objects. They may feel better but I'd rather not since I'd rather not get a tetanus shot every time I go running.
A letter was just published in Nature measuring the collision forces of running barefoot versus running with shoes on. Collision forces were lower for barefoot running because runners were allowed to adopt different gait/running form. Running with shoes forced runners to heel-strike and lead to higher collision forces.
Access : Foot strike patterns and collision forces in habitually barefoot versus shod runners : Nature (http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v463/n7280/full/nature08723.html - broken link)
Its almost as if you were supposed to run barefoot...
Ding ding ding!
I'm very interested in trying it, but will likely try on a treadmill to give myself a greater margin of error.
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