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joe mcclaine said:Humans are the most efficient bare-foot running machines on the planet - it's trainers that have knackered everyone's knees.
Doesn't matter which ones you get, they all bugger about with our natural physiology.
You are indeed correct! We are designed to run without shoes and our knees and other joints are perfectly adapted to it. But have you ever stomped on a small stone with the heal of your bare foot? It's agonizingly painfull and can chip the bone. I used to run barefoot when trying to impersonate a South African lass that everyone thought was daft. But do it on tarmac every day and your feet won't last long.