The Wall Street Journal's Tara Parker-Pope explores whether barefoot running is better in this story. We were born barefoot. We didn't come with shock absorbers or midsoles or wave blades on the ...

It’s not the most Boulder-ish thing ever to come out of Boulder, but it comes pretty close: barefoot running, the newest cultural export from our neighbors to the northwest and the whitest thing since ...

Stronger Foot Muscles: The Barefoot Running Benefit Fitness Experts in the U.S. Can’t Ignore.

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Barefoot running and minimalist shoes offer less heel-cushioning. It is postulated that when an RFS runner changes from a traditional shoe to a minimalist shoe (or no shoe), landing on the heel will ...

WASHINGTON -- Harvard biologist and runner Daniel Lieberman had a simple question: "How did people run without shoes?" The answer he got is: Much better. At least running barefoot seems better for the ...