The human foot is a spectacular mechanism, one that we’ve neglected and failed to appreciate for too long. He claims barefooters insist “the human foot supplies all the cushioning and shock absorption any runner needs.” This isn’t really true. I’m glad to see him exploring minimalist/barefoot running, but I think he misunderstood some key ideas. A tsunami of minimalist shoes will arrive in spring 2011, but however popular the idea of barefooting becomes, Runner’s World would be slitting their throats if they advised their readers to stop buying shoes. As Editor-In-Chief of Runner’s World magazine, he is intimately tied to the athletic shoe industry. Neil sent me David Willey’s HuffPo article “ Barefoot Running: The Exercise Craze That’s Hit the Streets.” Mr. The New York Marathon is this weekend, and barefoot running is this year’s “story of interest.”
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