[pct-l] "Born to Run" hypothesis

[bill]

I'm certainly no expert, but it looks to me like almost all the runners in
this video are either forefoot or midfoot strikers.  The guy with the
orange shoes at :24 is a heel striker and maybe one of the guys with black
shoes a little bit before that.

My anecdotal contribution is that forefoot striking has made running more
fun and easier for me.  I'm also faster with less effort.

On Thu, Mar 14, 2013 at 5:40 PM, Yoshihiro Murakami <
completewalker at gmail.com> wrote:

> Observation is the first step of science. This video was shared by my
> FB friend, who was injured by bare foot running method.
>
>
> http://www.nytimes.com/video/2012/10/15/science/100000001845702/lots-of-ways-to-run-a-race.html
>
> Walking is different from running. The minimum shoes eliminate the
> protection of foot as far as possible. Therefore, the physiological
> stress of foot may increase. By my simple reasoning, it increases the
> both probability of  training and overuse effect. That is, it may work
> for training or overuse. The result is not predictable. It depend on
> individual strength or its practice method.
>
>
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