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  • p.s. disclaimer that the research contained in that link was funded by Vibrams... however the results of the research sounded legitimate to me, IIRC the stats looked ok and the interpretation seemed plausible. Plus I'm assuming that having come out of Harvard and got the front page of Nature that cleverer minds than mine have run it through the mill too.

    p.p.s. "barefoot runnimg" doesn't necessarily mean running with no shoes on. The term has also become synonymous with running in minimal footwear such as VIbram 5 fingers or vivo barefoot. Due to the lack of padding (in particular around the heel) minimal footwear necessitate a similar gait to running without shoes. To a lesser extent, some people have begun to group fore/mid foot striking in with barefoot running too. Anyway, no need to worry about the soles of your feet getting dirty.

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