SCIENTISTS TRACK BAREFOOT STRIDES
BAREFOOT running is enjoying a continuing surge of popularity among recreational runners, but how does shoe-less running affect the kinematics of trained athletes? It was the aim of scientists from Leeds Beckett University in Leeds and the University of Limerick to find out in a study that looked at changes in stride length and lower-leg mechanics among competitive male track runners with an average 1500m PB of 3:59:80.