Give your feet a chance to get used to the feel and form of running shoeless before tackling the elements. ) Or find a book covering the basics, such as "The Complete Idiot's Guide to Barefoot ...

Still, it wasn't until 2009 that barefoot running became a hot topic. The biggest impetus was Christopher McDougall's book Born to Run. While ostensibly the story of Mexico's Tarahumara Indians ...

A few years back, barefoot running was red-hot. Thanks to the book "Born to Run," soon to be a movie starring Matthew McConaughey, thousands of runners cast their shoes aside in the hope that the ...

Davenport experimented with going barefoot and wearing a pair ... of its momentum to recent research on running dynamics and the publication of a book last year that resonated with sore ...

and I’ll finish the book, but I really think it’s crap.” Two days later, most marathon runners were wearing shoes. Precious few wore minimalist running shoes or went completely barefoot.

Many converts were inspired by Christopher McDougall's 2009 best-seller "Born To Run," widely credited with sparking the barefoot running trend in the Western world. The book focuses on an Indian ...

Christopher McDougall, whom Clark calls a kindred spirit, converted to barefoot running while writing his book "Born to Run". Packed with colourful characters and high adventure, the book explores the ...

Barefoot running is having a moment, so if you’re weighing up the pros and cons of shod running versus barefoot running (or using a minimalist shoe) — here’s what you need to know.

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