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- BY Jason Fitzgerald
Our feet are marvels of biological engineering. And we put them through hell every time we go running.
The human foot has more than 20 muscles, 26 bones, 33 joints, and hundreds of tendons and ligaments. If you happen …
…Our feet are marvels of biological engineering. And we put them through hell every time we go running.
The human foot has more than 20 muscles, 26 bones, 33 joints, and hundreds of tendons and ligaments. If you happen …
…Running injuries are the bane of every runner. Can you just imagine how you’d feel if you were strong enough to prevent more injuries?
Dr. Mark Cucuzzella running in a pair of minimalist running shoes
Well, it’s not some …
…Barefoot running is an effective, safe, and fun training tool to help you improve. Unfortunately, it’s often widely misunderstood and improperly applied to the training of endurance runners!
Running is often considered a boring sport. But that’s only because non-runners don’t know how to have any fun!
Running can be enormously exciting – if you challenge yourself.
There are so many opportunities to spice up your training:…
…If you were a baseball pitcher, would you prevent shoulder injuries by pitching with your arm in a cast?
I hope you answered, “No, Jason. That sounds ridiculous.”
Because it IS ridiculous! To be a good pitcher, …
…As you know, I’ve published quite a few running shoe reviews over the years.
But there’s a big limitation to my reviews: they’re written by me (a guy, in case you haven’t noticed) and they review men’s shoes.
Obviously, …
…Why do we ignore strength exercises for our feet when each foot contains more than 100 muscles, tendons, and ligaments?
The human foot is an anatomical miracle, able to support hundreds of pounds with an arch that provides energy …
…The best way to get faster actually has nothing to do with speed. Just run more and you’ll gain the endurance to run faster races.
But instead of standing on my soapbox yelling about high mileage all the time …
…For some reason, I’ve never gotten along well with New Balance.
My running shoes are usually ASICS, Nike, or Adidas. But something interesting has happened in the last ten years.
Small shoe manufacturers have exploded onto the running scene …
…Want to run faster with fewer injuries?
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