You may have caught this in recent running news, but Daniel Lieberman and colleagues at Harvard University have a new web site focused on barefoot and minimalist running. Very cool.
"Running Barefoot or in Minimal Footwear"
Check it out! This guy is a real researcher with hefty credentials. It'll be hard for running shoe companies (& the media) to dismiss the claims made by these folks. According to the authors, the website "
has been developed to provide an evidence-based resource for those interested in barefoot or minimal footwear running." I love it. The site was funded by Harvard University and Vibram USA (makers of the FiveFinger shoes). Lieberman has a new article published in the latest issue of
Nature. Can you believe a research article on barefoot running made the cover of one of the most prestigious science journals in the world? The tide is turning...this isn't a fad. Dan Lieberman was interviewed for an NPR story on January 27. Here's
a link to the story.
NOTE: If you were looking for my weekly Friday morning test run update---it isn't here. I skipped my test run today. I didn't feel well so figured why do a run? I'll get back on schedule next week. Tomorrow is my first ultra run of the year: Riddle Run 28-Miler.
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Hope you are feeling better!
I'm fine today...until I finish 28 miles at the Riddle Run in the cold and snow!
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