Barefoot running shoes: Better than traditional running shoes? - MayoClinic.com

Barefoot running shoes: Better than traditional running shoes? - MayoClinic.com: The latest trend among runners, barefoot running shoes look more like gloves than shoes. Indeed, they're often called five toe shoes

Running fads: Bare facts | The Economist

Running fads: Bare facts | The Economist: EVER since Christopher McDougall’s book “Born to Run” hit the bestseller lists in 2009, Zappos, an online shoe retailer, has struggled to keep up with demand for minimalist footwear.

The master of the two-run fun-run eyes a new fun one

The master of the two-run fun-run eyes a new fun one: DENNIS Bedford is a fanatical runner. Sydney's City2Surf, the sister event of The Sunday Age's City2Sea, has been run 41 times. Mr Bedford has run it, officially and in competition, 48 times. That's not a misprint.