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The Biomechanical Case for Minimalist Running. A few weeks ago, I gave a talk on the current state of research into minimalist running at a conference of the Canadian Academy of Sport and Exercise Medicine, which involved sifting through a bunch of papers both new and old.

The Biomechanical Case for Minimalist Running

I thought I'd share the info from one of my slides, in which I argued that we should be cautious about forming conclusions based on biomechanical data. First, I showed some graphs that have become very familiar over the past few years. They're from Daniel Lieberman's 2010 Nature paper in which he compared foot strike and collision forces in barefoot and shod runners (the graphs are also available on Lieberman's public webpage on barefoot running).

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