I always see lots of references to running around the ‘net, but never any references on how to run! Running is simple, yet it is certainly possible to do it badly if you’re either not used to it or just impatient in your learning and adapting (as with any sport of course)…
I know a lot of my readers abhor endurance sports, some of you even claim they cause cancer. Well, that’s not what this little blurb is about. I don’t care if you want to run marathons or just do sprint intervals; your feet will thank you when you remove your shoes. Many of the reasons why some of you consider running to be bad totally become non issues when you remove your shoes (such as knee and back pain, foot deformities, etc.) Wait! Before you hit that back button I urge you to check out Ken Saxton’s incredibly informative site RunningBarefoot.org, it’s really informative even if you plan to leave your shoes on. Hey, at least you’ll know how to run well. Here’s a snippet from his “beginning” page:
Many of you may be suffering from chronic running related injuries. I won’t tell you that Running Barefoot will cure everything wrong with you, or magically make you the fastest runner in the world, or that you will never cut your foot while Running Barefoot.
What I will say is that those chronic problems are practically non-existent in societies that do not wear shoes! So, why are you wearing your shoes? You probably believe they are protecting you from injury, and if you have knee and back pains from running with shoes, you imagine that the impact contributing to these problems must be even worse without shoes!
However, what we often forget about Running Barefoot, especially if it has been many years since we ran, or played, barefoot, if we ever did, is that it is only comfortable to land with impact, while wearing shoes.
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