Absolutely fascinating chapter on the anthropology of running, explaining how our species adapted to running after we split from chimps, giving up speed and strength in exchange for endurance. The best answer he has for this is persistence hunting, though the evidence for this is rather slim.
I wish I had run barefoot my entire life, but now, with my achilles tendinitis, I don't really know where to go. My achilles have to stretch over large bone spurs on my heals, themselves probably a result of shoe wearing. At least I won't feel the need to buy new running shoes so often.
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