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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, 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,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], running shoe companies continue to precisely measure runners,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], and pound and flex shoes in their high-tech labs.
The Boston Marathon,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], one of the world's most competitive 26.2-mile races,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], had the best runners from Kenya,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], Ethiopia,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], 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,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], 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, 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 , Roeber is one of the few in Monday's race not drinking the shoe industry's Kool-Aid. In his book,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], McDougall follows the Tarahumara,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], a Mexican tribe of ultrarunners who race from 50 to 200 miles straight without shoes,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], yet remain healthy and injury-free. Science doesn't support the shoe industry's claim that "humans are born broken,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych]," McDougall tells PM,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], and that running shoes exist to fix our stride. Humans have been barefoot for nearly 2 million years,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], 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,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], plastic and a waffle iron in his basement. Shoes cause runners to lose musculature in their feet, McDougall argues,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], and takes away the natural cushion in their stride.
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