and footwear for the previous year; as it turned out, 45 per cent had been hurt during that time. But what surprised Dr Marti was the fact that the most common

and footwear for the previous year; as it turned out, 45 per cent had been hurt during that time. But what surprised Dr Marti was the fact that the most common variable [...] shoes that cost more than $95 were more than twice as likely to get hurt as runners in shoes that cost less than $40. When the runners are free to choose their shoes you would expect correlation between runners with more expensive shoes and those more prone to injures. Presenting the results this way can only be viewed as disingenuous but then again this is The Daily Mail.