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 Posted: Thu Apr 30, 2009 1:06 pm
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Posted: Thu Apr 30, 2009 2:33 pm
Thanks for posting this awesome article! How did you find it?
This is a great example of how people will believe anything they're told, without ever asking for any proper proof. It's upsetting how these companies like nike are actually making tons of money from something they know doesn't really help.
(Although, I guess I can't say much. I just believed this article without checking anywhere else to back it up.)
But I've always hated running shoes, anyway. Now I have something to send people the next time I get criticized for running barefoot. xD
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Posted: Thu Apr 30, 2009 2:53 pm
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Posted: Thu Apr 30, 2009 5:19 pm
Great article! I was actually wanting to get back into running and was looking to get brand new running shoes. You've just saved me money! <3
It's unfortunate that I get so cold with bare feet, or I'd be barefoot all the time. I think I might look into getting some moccasins, or simple leather shoes.
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Posted: Fri May 01, 2009 6:15 am
We're always barefooted here. When the second son was in track, of course we had to buy him running shoes for school, and he started getting hurt. Runners do need some kind of protection on those asphalt tracks, and the cross-country runners definitely need protection, but a simple, flat shoe would be so much better!! The youngest daughter was a runner, too, but quit. She always liked band better (in fact, she just left for state competition 30 minutes ago), and she couldn't run and march.
There is a side effect to all this barefootedness---people will call you a hippie! blaugh We just got that from the youngest daughter's boyfriend this weekend! But he goes barefooted, too, even though we all live in the country, and his dad is a doctor. We just don't go barefooted everywhere.
Moccasins will get slick, though, so find some just for running and glue a piece of an old shower mat to the bottoms. Or find some old-style tennis shoes with thin rubber soles. That's what we used to run in, in the 60's and 70's, and we didn't get hurt----until basketball season! wink
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Posted: Fri May 01, 2009 10:52 am
hmm, ever ran barefoot? pavement, ouch, tracks, also ouch. Maybe on grass... I get shin splints from running in shoes that aren't cushioned enough. I decided to give up on running because it's really not the greatest thing for you joints. Never mind your feet, your knees will get destroyed with that constant impact.
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Posted: Fri May 01, 2009 11:09 am
Crazy Cat Reincarnated hmm, ever ran barefoot? pavement, ouch, tracks, also ouch. Maybe on grass... I get shin splints from running in shoes that aren't cushioned enough. I decided to give up on running because it's really not the greatest thing for you joints. Never mind your feet, your knees will get destroyed with that constant impact. I agree, running isn't the best thing for your joints, especially as you get older. But once in a while you just have to cut loose and fly! biggrin Yeah, I've run barefoot, lots. We used to race around the tops of farm ponds, which were always rocky and uneven. You just don't think about what you're running on, you just go!--if you want to win! Then you sit with your feet in a tub of ice! xd blaugh wink Not too smart, but fun.
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Posted: Sun May 03, 2009 12:50 pm
haha..that's good 'cus I'm generally always barefoot.
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Posted: Mon May 04, 2009 6:09 am
Crazy Cat Reincarnated hmm, ever ran barefoot? pavement, ouch, tracks, also ouch. Maybe on grass... I get shin splints from running in shoes that aren't cushioned enough. I decided to give up on running because it's really not the greatest thing for you joints. Never mind your feet, your knees will get destroyed with that constant impact. Did you read the article? Quote: Until 1972, when the modern athletic shoe was invented, people ran in very thin-soled shoes, had strong feet and had a much lower incidence of knee injuries.'However, the tissue that would normally absorb the impact has likely atrophied from disuse in most of us: Quote: "If, like Zola Budd, you grew up running barefoot on a South African farm, your tissue tolerance would adapt over time. But for someone who has grown up wearing shoes and is a natural heel striker (see right), the impact loading will be beyond tissue tolerance level, and injury will occur." It doesn't mean you can't start working on tissue tolerance, though, or just go running in places that aren't going to hurt so much. Mark from Mark's Daily Apple likes the beach.
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Posted: Tue May 05, 2009 7:41 am
The article is very interesting, and I've heard the debate about whether or not we're meant to wear shoes before.
I don't run, so my only contribution is that one of the first things I do when I get home is take off my shoes and socks. If I don't have to work, i'm either wearing your basic sandal or going about barefoot. It's more comfortable.
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