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Originally Posted by blue-coupe
Thanks guys, you've been very helpful!
Simply, Barefoot Running is basically running barefoot, or with very thin-soled shoes (both Nike & Vibram make specialty shoes for it).
the idea is that shoes have caused the smaller muscles in our feet to weaken. This is leading to increased injuries in runners.
They cite studies of runners in Africa that have substantially lower injury rates as evidence.
Anyway, I was thinking of giving it a shot.
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Vibram has the five finger flow, seem pretty cool for parkour and what not.