I'm not sure I buy all the hype about this latest craze, but I will say I've been doing it since last winter and I'm able to run again. It forces you to not ext

I'm not sure I buy all the hype about this latest craze, but I will say I've been doing it since last winter and I'm able to run again. It forces you to not extend, keeping the feet under the hips. The Vibram 5 toes things are good down to about 15 degrees as long as they stay dry, but barefoot on a soccer field is awesome. I ran for years, everything from 5K to marathoning and eventually stopped because of a knee that wouldn't heal. I'm doing an hour plus a day now, albeit at a slower pace, and the barefoot thing is actually healing the knee. I also love the Tarahumara diet, essentially corn chips and beer, which is the real reason we run, that and to chase girls (or boys or whatever :)