I have been running regularly for over 20 years; ever since I realised that the plane, hotel, taxi lifestyle of a telco consultant was not conducive to a healthy body. Increasingly though, I have been experiencing problems with ankles, achilles heal and knees for which the only remedy seems to be less running. As the aches and pains have accumulated I have become very conscious of how I run, with my heal striking the ground first, causing an impact all the way up my leg. Bare foot running For some time I have heard of the benefits of bare foot running, particularly its transfer of impact from the heal to the pronation of the sole. Like many runners I have always run in well cushioned supporting training shoes. The idea of losing this cushioning/support and going bare foot at my age always seemed to be a route to worse leg pain, not less. So instead tried to adapt my running style to land more on the sole whilst still using my running shoes. The result, no change, I still heal striked. Born to run I recently read a book called “Born to Run”, an exploration of ultra-marathon running. The best runners […]