Let's break "barefoot" running down into its constituent parts. Is it a techology or a technique? Or both? Today, we're looking at the question of shoe height.
What constitutes good running form? Does good form lend itself to natural, or barefoot, or minimalist, running technology? What are the hallmarks of that technology?
We're talking running footwear against the backdrop of an article in today's NYT that either misunderstands, or faithfully represents a misunderstanding, of how feet are best mated to running shoes.
We write about running footwear here a lot. It seemed appropriate to tell you how to read and interpret these articles. What is a "pronator?" What is a "last?" What is an "outsole," and a "medial ...
