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My Father was in Africa and in the middle east in the 50'ies and 60'ies. I remember him telling about how arabs would usually take off their boots and flee the
by mads 8y ago
My Father was in Africa and in the middle east in the 50'ies and 60'ies. I remember him telling about how arabs would usually take off their boots and flee the scene in combat situations. I assumed he was joking, but maybe not...
- village-idiot 8y agoFleeing from combat I get, it’d probably be my instinct too. But why take your boots off? I personally run faster in shoes.
- freedomben 8y agoWould it be out of place to assume you haven't experimented much with barefoot running? What you say is intuitive, but in my personal experience incorrect. It took about 6 months for my body to adjust, but now running barefoot is far superior (or with minimalist shoes like the VFFs)
- village-idiot 8y agoI wear VFFs daily, have for about half a decade at this point. On uneven ground in a combat zone, littered with god knows what and where a broken ankle might mean death? Boots please.
- freedomben 8y ago> I wear VFFs daily, have for about half a decade at this point. In that case, I would be out of place to assume you haven't experimented much with barefoot running :-) > On uneven ground in a combat zone, littered with god knows what and where a broken ankle might mean death? Boots please. That is a good point, tho I don't see boots making you faster , but I concede that the ankle support and steel toes would certainly be safer, and you're gonna be a lot slower with a broken ankle. So I still think barefoot you'd be faster, tho certainly less safe. If I were fleeing in battle, I might would rather gamble my safety for some speed, but it's probably highly situational. I suspect I've just wasted a lot of time analyzing a very unlikely scenario :-)
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