Runner's World has always been anti-barefoot running, so I am pleased to see this article, although of course, they have a long way to go still. I believe their negativity towards BFR stems from the income generated by their advertising name brand running shoes, a direct conflict with natural running. After all, we all know it's hard to make money off of bare feet. We BRFs were treated like crap in their regular forums (when they used to have forums before they were spammed so heavily they had to shut them down), and so when I wrote to Mark Remy, Executive Editor, to ask that Runner's World create a Barefoot Running Forum about 10 years ago, he said, "It was about time!" which surprised me. Yay for him! After it was created, we didn't get much peace over there. We were attacked quite a lot in our own forum from the shoddie "trolls" who liked to call us "hobbits," etc. Sometimes, it was funny though. Since then, very few times have they published an article that was positive about running barefoot. (That's what inspired the BRS's creation. )
So, let's take a look at this article...and pick it apart :
Why You Should Occasionally Ditch Your Running Shoes
Runner's World
Let's get this out of the way right off the bat: We're not talking about long-distance barefoot running or even running in minimal shoes. We're not even ...
So, let's take a look at this article...and pick it apart :
Why You Should Occasionally Ditch Your Running Shoes
Runner's World
Let's get this out of the way right off the bat: We're not talking about long-distance barefoot running or even running in minimal shoes. We're not even ...