- “Are Your Running Shoes Dangerous?”
- “The Men Who Live Forever“: Men’s Health Magazine: men in the mexican tribe, the Tarahumara, live longer, healthier, & run barefoot
- “To Run Better, Start by Ditching Your Nikes“: Wired Science
- “Should We Be Running Barefoot“: Runner’s World Magazine: mentions famous races won in barefeet.
Filed under: RUNNING
My $130 Asics were absolute murder on my achilles tendon. Running and walking barefoot now every day. 30 to 90 minutes every morning, more when I have time—-recent long hikes, walks and runs in Rocky Mtns and in city of London, UK. Achilles tendon is better than it has been in 15 years. I am 45, have been running for 37 years. I am totally sold on barefoot. I have cheap water shoes from Target and Soft Star Mocassins, both of which i am trying out on days when pavement is hot, trail is rocky, or weather is cold.
If you have not tried barefooting, I recommend a walk around your block, even if it’s urban (mine is).
Achilles tendon & raised heel running shoes
90% of the time this rule holds true: the MORE EXPENSIVE the running shoe=the more severe
the injuries. More expensive running shoe have more cushion and shock absorbing features under the heel, which raises the height of the heel. Overtime as you run with your heel raised, your body adapts to the shoe by shortening your achilles tendon. A shorter achilles tendon puts you at a higher risk of pulling it. When you take your shoes off and stand flat on the ground your achilles is not used to being lengthened like this, which puts stress on it making it vulnerable to be pulled at any moment. Running shoes make your achilles shorter and vulnerable to pulling your achilles. Earth shoes with “negative heel technology” are coming out with more and more running shoes. Earth kaso-lite collection may be worth checking out. ~Barefoot Rad