Least convincing good reason for barefoot running?

[Spinningwoman]

At the end of a very positive article about a guy from Wales hoping to run the London marathon barefoot was this bizarre 'expert' sound bite - "Running barefoot can actually improve running proficiency by 5% because the extra skin that is exposed increases the body's access to oxygen."
Wow, so that must be it. Maybe I could just take my pants off and carry on wearing shoes?

 

[Hobbit]

If you do that, I think you'll be a likely candidate for the "hottest female athlete" - thread, shoes or not!