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Andrew Smith's avatar

Well done, Tim! As a dude who is frequently upside down, I can vouch for how important and valuable feet are. In jiu jitsu, we use them like hands all the time, since they don't bear our weight much of the time, so it's incredibly important to develop this ability early on.

I've taken to calling shoes "foot prisons."

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Mark Gillis's avatar

I think I might be a bit long in the tooth to start barefoot running now but, back when I was at Uni, I did have to modify my running style. It was almost "against the grain"; as you say Tim, the padding and design of a modern running shoe encourages you to thump down on your heels. Consequently I developed fearsome shin-splints. I wasn't running for fun; it was mainly to get me to and from the Boat Club, so I had to re-educate myself to run on my toes. It's something I've never changed and am still referred to my some of my more blokey friends as a 'prancer'.

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