TEDxPhoenixville - Christoper McDougall - Barefoot Running

[@housevollmer9106]

Barefoot for about 8 years and gotta say, the worst part is the social norms of people thinking I’m a weirdo or something for not having shoes!

[@Jester123ish]

On the plus side the young girls on fun run drinks tables will scold you "Where are your shoes!", which is hilarious!

[@rikoflishas]

So you approve the methods or Mr McDougall? Running barefooted or with only leather soles or something. I'm very interested, I've just started so I haven't read any scientific paper. It would be nice if I could listen from someone who has tested it

[@joeyk86]

i am a heel runner now. after reading the book and checking various articles online, i feel like fore foot runnings seems to be the way to go. However, there are some who said to stick to your current method as switching might cause injury etc. Can you share your experience on this?

[@ajaykaushik2272]

@@joeyk86 Forefoot is the way to go. I am a beginner runner. I tried running many times in the past, but just hated it cause it felt so bad and difficult. I could barely run for 2 min before i stopped and started walking again. So i had almost quit running for a very long time. Since 2 weeks, i too have started barefoot running and its so much simpler and no pain at all. I can run about 1km non stop and i am only 2 weeks into barefoot running. Take of your shoes and start running in parks and such other softer terrain and then you can run even on regular tarmac

[@christophervera4320]

Is barefoot shoes and slippers and sandals ok?? Like I’m not trying to get a infection on my foot you know

[@stubey32]

8:14 “For too much of our existence we’ve correlated running w/ fear & pain & injury. But there’s something else there, something much more powerful & that’s the motivation and the energy of pleasure and of fun.” 15:00 “[The Tarahumara] have stripped running back to first principles: bare feet & a sense of relaxation & pleasure.”

[@samfortunato]

ive been watching all these talks this guy's been giving and its so cool. i always knew running was like the most fun thing for me... makes sense

[@cliffordstanger8960]

I went from 256lbs to now 215lbs, been stretching for months, started hiking, now running 3 months 5 days a week. Threw on some minimalist shoes, went on treadmill 1 mile, felt so good went 2 miles, ran faster and felt great. But my calves paying for it now, my ankle feeling it. I think I started off too hard.

[@cannonieh4469]

any updates?

[@cliffordstanger8960]

@@cannonieh4469 190lbs,now, I switch back and forth from Altra to Hokas. I just recently got over a 4 month deal with calf strain. I train in Altras alot more and I believe have strengthen my calves and ankles, also helps with running form. Am thinking about going more thinner with xero shoes now that I have fully recovered and strengthened foot area. But feeling better, running longer miles, harder, faster pace. Thanks for asking, crazy to see my post compared to now, the progress

[@Genoflesh]

@@cliffordstanger8960 Thanks for sharing. I think I will give barefoot running a shot, but not before I run comfortably an HM in those minimalist shoes. There is a lot of science and intuition to backup the case for barefoot running, but everyone's body is built different and the best way to know it is by practise.

[@yenlicious4318]

"If you focus on easy and that's all you get, that ain't so bad."

[@aikirunner]

Focus on Easy. We're always racing to get somewhere. You're right we all need to find the joy in running or life and focus on easy. An old time running coach, Ernst VanAaken, said: "Run slowly, run daily, drink moderately and don't eat like a pig." I think the run slowly was lost in translation. I think in German he said run easy.

[@AntonisExplores]

8 year years later and I just got the news.

[@swanny6627]

It's 2020 and I'm just getting the news now

[@Billy-ho5ms]

2021

[@capslock9031]

Same. And at 40 years of age. Fml!

[@StarGirl01ish]

love this guy!!! love the book~~

[@blayman92]

No, I don't think we would run everywhere.But we would to catch food. If the race is long enough a man can outrun a horse any day. We are way more efficient runners. It's possible for humans to run for days on end. A lot of other animals can't do that because they can't lose heat by sweating. Everything from specialized tendons in our neck to our foot structure suggests we we're built to run long distances.

[@nitinveturkar2801]

Awesome!

[@neilbarrett6567]

A very recent article in ScienceDaily presents further material over and above Hatala et al. KZbin stops me from posting the link, but the article's title is: "Give Barefoot Running the Boot?". Quoted from the final paragraph of the article, "in the end, runners run best when they're comfortable -- whatever they're wearing (or not) on their feet." Says it all really, doesn't it? BTW - much respect to you for a splendid response to Mr Kinkle. Wish there were more such as that on here! :-)

[@egbun]

He goes beyond

[@egbun]

The feet are like suction cups with one side cut off, so that we cushion but don't get stuck to the ground when we walk/run barefoot. Brilliant design job, Mr. Evolution!

[@cannibalmanimal2336]

I wonder if COVID is causing a running boom

[@matthewgeorge9424]

i think his name is spelled wrong in the title. "Christoper" Is it supposed to be Christopher?

[@drpaulporras]

Unknown 3 years 4 months after and no change

[@asmpoohbear4332]

7 years and 2 months since the upload, and it's still "Cristoper"

[@DomiSiki]

8 year and still...

[@torvicbaer1446]

2020 still nada

[@Billy-ho5ms]

Good catch 2021

[@mrhello3846]

Thanks for sharing this study, though I felt it was apples to oranges. Born to Run is more about injury prevention than anything, while this study doesn't refer to injury at all. Also it was indicated in the discussion that the Daasanach don't run as far, or frequently when compared with forefoot striking running cultures like the Kalenjin. As for which culture is doing it the way we were designed, that's going to take more than a comparison between two cultures to come to a conclusion.

[@JulianLopez-wv5el]

It’s simple science actually, all humans evolved to run barefoot on the Great Plains of Africa. Human are supposed to run with out shoes and striking with the front off the foot, I run barefoot and i can run really fast. It feels way better too because I’m not hurting my chin like I use too. My foot literally takes all the energy. Just take your shoes off and start running on smooth concrete till you’ll feet All running barefoot also stops you from just working the thighs and actually thins and burns nicely your calf and lower leg muscles. Only thing you got to watch out for is debris. Run in clean environments. I don’t jog either I run and it doesn’t hurt me. It really is the natural way to run. I mean think about, Nike didn’t event the first running shoe till 1970. Dogs, grizzly bears have feet and they run fast in the wild with out shoes

[@nowayout8773]

recent studies of Egyptian Pharoahs showed they were overweight and diabetic. This could have been a result of a high carb diet. I love barefoot running, and I'm pretty fast. I am better at rough trails and asphalt. All the videos of the Tarahumara running are in huraches or sandals but I guess they don't want to burn their soles. I read Born to Run but I myself get all these barefoot stories and see sandals on their feet. Like I said, I run and hike barefoot but also wear minimalist shoes without cushioning. I was wondering if Barefoot Ted was running the Leadville in his Luna sandals. Calling him barefoot Ted doesn't mean he would not wear barefoot shoes.

[@JUGAopet1]

MAS LOCOS, beautiful people, missing Caballo Blanco

[@WildOutdoorLiving]

The only kind of running that humans have any sort of skill at in the wild is distance running. Compared to pray we are not sprinting down or away from wild animals and getting away with it.

[@shoyebshaikh5509]

That squirrel example was repeated 😅

[@jamesbergh5006]

How many ancient Egyptian kings lived late into their 90s I call bs

[@ZarlanTheGreen]

Nice. I love the stuff about Barefoot Ted at Leadville :) The tarahumara, didn't strip away stuff though. You can't strip away what you didn't have in the first place. Also, they may be barefoot a lot, but don't they generally wear sandals? (a very nice kind of sandals. Not as good as being barefoot, but...) Also, doing something wise and knowing that it is wise and why (i.e. actually being wise), are two VERY separate things. Oh, and the thing with panda reproduction has been solved.

[@seinj9013]

@blayman92 really, u think humans did ran all day long ? they did hike for hours at slow pace

[@blayman92]

@korvix Evolutionary anthropologists would disagree.

[@roelofvanantwerp1825]

f

[@Jester123ish]

Apparently there is a small hairless mouse that can beat our thermal efficiency.

[@isaacpreven3693]

Jester123ish lol

[@mr98athletics]

Agree with most of this but marathoners run like 4:40 miles some faster than that for 26 miles jogging however.... Well I think I made my point.

[@crashtestdummy2337]

Running that type of distance is unnatural.

[@daisigner]

no you didnt

[@greglowe9220]

Research Abebe Bikila

[@skoverton5553]

Rumor has it they’re still searching his point to this very day

[@claytontsoi2170]

@@crashtestdummy2337 Mbuleli Mathanga ran a 28:24 10k barefoot on Mar 6, 2021

[@clray123]

I wonder how many people have fucked up their feet after listening to this guy.

[@olbatrossi]

Probably all that continued to sit on chairs and didn't go for a run.

[@Rogdub]

idk man, it totally worked for me. i just had to start slow and short distances. with running shoes (even when running front/middle foot) my joints were killing me during/after the run. barefoot my muscles are killing me after the run, but they are slowly adapting. edit: and blisters on the soles

[@jackienowell8034]

working for me too. my experience with transitioning into barefoot has been slow and gradual [yep- several months] but then my tight calves, or hamstrings recover much better and quicker than a swollen knee joint

[@seinj9013]

Let the horse do the running, humans have never been endurance runnners. They walked a lot, and sprinted occasionally to hunt down an animal or get a way from instant danger