So a club runner retweeted this today on twitter and after reading this it was all I could do not to hunt the writer of it down, find the running shop he works in and tattoo the real facts about barefoot running on to the soles of his feet!
The writer works in a shoe shop and knows our sort, apparently.
The line that got me most...
"You don't even really need to look at their feet, just the awkward shuffle that they are forced to adopt to protect their knees".
ARRRGGHHHHH! Seriously?! What a numbskull!!!
I had to reply to the guardian on twitter from both my accounts pointing out the narrowmindedness and ignorance of their piece and pointing them in the direction of Professor Daniel Lieberman's research page.
http://www.theguardian.com/p/3t84k/tf
Anyway, read and prepare for frustration of the highest caliber.
Given the guy who wrote it works in a running shop, I'm wondering if The Guardian accepts random articles by members of the public...if so I might write a rebuttal piece telling the real facts and having a pop at this idiot.
(Deeeeep breath!) and rant over!
You guys are such good listeners.
The writer works in a shoe shop and knows our sort, apparently.
The line that got me most...
"You don't even really need to look at their feet, just the awkward shuffle that they are forced to adopt to protect their knees".
ARRRGGHHHHH! Seriously?! What a numbskull!!!
I had to reply to the guardian on twitter from both my accounts pointing out the narrowmindedness and ignorance of their piece and pointing them in the direction of Professor Daniel Lieberman's research page.
http://www.theguardian.com/p/3t84k/tf
Anyway, read and prepare for frustration of the highest caliber.
Given the guy who wrote it works in a running shop, I'm wondering if The Guardian accepts random articles by members of the public...if so I might write a rebuttal piece telling the real facts and having a pop at this idiot.
(Deeeeep breath!) and rant over!
You guys are such good listeners.