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  • Some really interesting articles - thanks Lawrence!
  • http://www.scientificamerican.com/blog/post.cfm?id=running-barefoot-is-better-research-2010-01-27 this one too. I guess a new study was released recently.
    in Footwear Comment by decoy January 2010
  • I thought this article was quite interesting. It focuses on Chi Running but it does reinforce some points that have already been raised. http://www.boingboing.net/2009/10/13/how-to-run-meditate.html
    in Footwear Comment by decoy October 2009
  • Thanks for the links Puppe. Some interesting ones. I agree regarding expressing a preference for pumice!
    in Footwear Comment by decoy September 2009
  • (Quote) Whist this is true of walking and running with normal trainers, I don't think it's quite as clear cut when running barefoot. When running with my Vivo trainers, I find that I take a shorter stride and my foot lands a lot flatter than with …
    in Footwear Comment by decoy September 2009
  • Perhaps Dod will be interested in the following extract from an article on barefoot running: "Ferber does note that knee osteoarthritis rates are very low in China, where many people wear flip-flops (which also encourage a midfoot strike), and…
    in Footwear Comment by decoy August 2009
  • I've now been running a few times with these shoes and have noticed that they do seem to be using certain muscles more that as with normal trainers. The key ones seems to be the lower part of the calf muscle which I imagine is absorbing more of the …
    in Footwear Comment by decoy August 2009
  • This discussion reminded me that I'd looked into the various "barefoot" shoe options when I was looking for some shoes for jogging. I ended up just getting a pair of cheap trainers, but they never really felt quite right. So I looked Vivo…
    in Footwear Comment by decoy June 2009