Experienced Barefoot Runner, Forefoot Strike Running - Slow Motion

This is an experienced barefoot runner with proper forefoot strike form. He lands on the lateral aspect of the forefoot, under the 4th and 5th metatarsal heads. Then he brings his heel down under control of the calf muscles.

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• barefoot
• running
• shoes
• slow motion
• foot strike
• forefoot strike
• heel strike
• impact transient
• gait
• gait analysis
• endurance running
• human evolution
• Daniel Lieberman
• Harvard skeletal biology
• Kenya
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[LiquidTyler]

@jmhanson02 The body also designed a brain that, in concert with the rest of the body, is able to manipulate the environment for faster advantages than evolutionary adaptations can provide. There are literally thousands of examples of this. If you think technology is on too high of a pedestal because of a pair of running shoes, then your powers of observation are in the shitter.

[Gr1Fy]

@LiquidTyler God, that was so well said.

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[jmhanson02]

@LiquidTyler Allow me to make a shitter observation. You didn't give a shred of evidence that your statement is true. Your brain does not manipulate environments. There is always give and take in all things altered and in the case of shoes, you take extra protection against a sometimes harsh environment, but you give balance and small muscle function of the feet. Fact: ever since I stopped wearing shoes most of the time, my toes have spread out more and increased my balance tremendously.

[snorman1911]

@llandudnoboy I have had traditionally extremely "flat" feet. I wore supportive shoes all my life and was told to never run without orthotics. I've found that that advice is a load of rubbish. In fact, wearing a shoe is more likely to cause injury because the big heel gives a better lever for twisting your ankle, plus your feet get weaker in shoes.

Stepping on something sharp just about never happens, just look where you're going (I run right over sticks and rocks anyway).

[llandudnoboy]

@snorman1911

You forget that not everyone has a neutral running style like the majority of elite runners.

Runners who run barefoot who have motion control problems ( Over & Under Pronation as it,s called) would easily pick up an injury without foot support.

As for foreign objects in our path, it's inevitable that some careless person will discard a sharp object that you often cannot avoid.

Wearing of shoes is designed to protect the modern person from stepping on modern rubbish

[snorman1911]

Good landing, looks like the foot "pushes off" a bit though as you can see it sliding rearward on takeoff.

[snorman1911]

@llandudnoboy If that were true, all we would need is a thin layer of protection (like a pair of Vibrams). Instead shoes have evolved into mamoth "shock absorbers" that absorb shock in the exact wrong way we were meant to run. If you watch elite racers they wear very thin soled shoes and do not land on their heels like Nike wants us to.

Broken glass is always brought up, but I've never stepped on it. Why are people so insanely afraid of broken glass?

[ggfaceslaps]

@LiquidTyler I'd let you do gay things to me if you'd ask. No homo though

[eamster11]

@jmhanson02 i have flat feet though

[jmhanson02]

Seriously people?!?! Don't any of you feel like technology (fancy running shoes) is held on too high a pedestal? You weren't born with $150 running shoes on your feet because that is not how your foot is supposed to operate. Yes, I agree that in this day and age you need protection but that's where stuff like Vibram's come in. Shoes change your bodies natural posture. Stop screwing with your bodies Grand Design.