How Barefoot Runners are Shaping the Shoe Industry

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How Barefoot Runners are Shaping the Shoe Industry
A group of running rebels are shedding their shoes and reporting years of injury-free miles. Some ultramarathoners,Gucci Jolicoeur Medium Tote Beige Brown 016, biomechanics experts and doctors think that's probably a good thing. Others go so far as to say running shoes are in fact causing injuries. Meanwhile,Gucci Women Sneakers Middle Line Beige/Brown 009, running shoe companies continue to precisely measure runners, and pound and flex shoes in their high-tech labs.
The Boston Marathon,Gucci Women Sneakers Low Line Brown/Beige 002, one of the world's most competitive 26.2-mile races, had the best runners from Kenya,mens gucci wallet, Ethiopia,gucci women sneakers, the U.S. and around the globe churning out 5-minute miles on Monday for over two hours. While all eyes were on the front-runners—notably the United States' Ryan Hall and Kara Goucher way back in the pack there was one person, Rick Roeber, who stole headlines with his unique running style. One glance at Roeber's feet and you can see what all the fuss is about: he isn't wearing shoes. And a number of people—ultramarathoners,Gucci Women Boots Red 012, biomechanics experts and doctors included—think that's probably the best way to run. Some go so far as to say running shoes are in fact causing injuries.
But to barefoot advocates such as Chris McDougall, author of Born to Run ,Gucci Men Sneakers Low Line White 132, Roeber is one of the few in Monday's race not drinking the shoe industry's Kool-Aid. In his book,cheap gucci handbags, McDougall follows the Tarahumara,Gucci Women Sneakers Middle Line Black/White 007, a Mexican tribe of ultrarunners who race from 50 to 200 miles straight without shoes, yet remain healthy and injury-free. Science doesn't support the shoe industry's claim that "humans are born broken,gucci hats for men," McDougall tells PM,flat boots, and that running shoes exist to fix our stride. Humans have been barefoot for nearly 2 million years,gucci designer handbags, but have had running shoes for only a little more than 40—when Nike-founder Bill Bowerman cobbled together the modern-day running shoe with glues,cheap gucci wallets, plastic and a waffle iron in his basement. Shoes cause runners to lose musculature in their feet,Gucci Men Sneakers Low Line Dark 022, McDougall argues,Gucci Men Sneakers Middle Line White/Pale brown/Beige 006, and takes away the natural cushion in their stride.