Do we know how to Run? Why do so many avid runners end up
injured from this activity that they love so much? This has been
a question that I have been content to answer with something as
simple as "don’t run". I really haven’t been much of a fan of
running as a form of exercise given the number of injuries I’ve
seen as a direct result of distance running. Lately I’ve been
thinking more about running….. There has to be a better way. If
the human body was designed to run, then we should be able to do
it without getting injured. The thought started when I looked at
a picture of an American ultra-marathon runner in stride next to
a Mexican Indian runner. I noticed that the American was wearing
cushioned running shoes with his heel ready to hit the ground.
The Mexican, in contrast, was wearing sandals (nothing more than
leather soles tied to his feet)and in his very relaxed stride
his foot was poised to strike the ground on his forefoot. Which
one was more efficient? I found that there is a small movement
of runne