Barefoot running: Fad or revolution?

 
BY DAVID ZIZZO
Published: August 30, 2010

Thomas Bandy loved to run, but he hated the pain.

When running caused problems in his feet, legs, knees and hips, the Norman man sought treatments from podiatrists, he tried orthopedic inserts, and he bought special shoes to correct "pronation."

"I just kind of got sick of it," he said. "The more expensive shoes I got, the more pain I felt. The problem was the shoes."

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