By landing on the middle or front of the foot, barefoot runners have almost no impact collision.
In contrast, barefoot runners land on the balls of their feet, generating less impact when their foot strikes the ground.
She's become a regular barefoot runner since the day she abandoned her shoes on the trail.
In four years, Chepyegon had gone from a barefoot runner at local races in Kampala to a professional athlete competing alongside the world's top runners.
Decker stood on Budd, then shortly after, collided with the barefoot runner and fell spectacularly to the curb.
As we shall see, the British built just such an organization in India when 'information technology' meant the quill pen, and barefoot runners were the 'telecommunications'systems.
At the finish line, a boy with a hose cools down the blistered feet of the barefoot runners.
Organizers of the 2010 New York City Marathon saw an increase in the number of barefoot runners participating in the event.
One study shows a link to early bone damage in new barefoot runners, though more study is needed to find out exactly why.
However, when comparing different populations of habitually barefoot runners, not all of them favor the forefoot strike.