How Barefoot Runners are Shaping the Shoe Industry

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A group of running rebels are shedding their shoes and reporting years of injury-free miles. Some ultramarathoners,hi top gucci sneakers, 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,black gucci high tops, running shoe companies continue to precisely measure runners,Gucci Women Purses Black Brown Leather/Beige Fabric 105, and pound and flex shoes in their high-tech labs.
The Boston Marathon, one of the world's most competitive 26.2-mile races, had the best runners from Kenya,gucci tote, Ethiopia, 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,buy gucci wallets, 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, 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,gucci kids, author of Born to Run ,Gucci Tote Bags Small Sandy/Golden 019, Roeber is one of the few in Monday's race not drinking the shoe industry's Kool-Aid. In his book,versace handbags, McDougall follows the Tarahumara,high tops sneakers, a Mexican tribe of ultrarunners who race from 50 to 200 miles straight without shoes,gucci women sneakers, yet remain healthy and injury-free. Science doesn't support the shoe industry's claim that "humans are born broken," McDougall tells PM, and that running shoes exist to fix our stride. Humans have been barefoot for nearly 2 million years,gucci bag, 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,women gucci boots, plastic and a waffle iron in his basement. Shoes cause runners to lose musculature in their feet,Gucci Men Sneakers Low Line Granite grey 029, McDougall argues,black sneakers women, and takes away the natural cushion in their stride.