The barefoot running running advocates who have been guilty of misusing research in the past will be all over this once they catch wind of it. Its retrospective design won’t faze them I’m sure. You can see the headlines already: “Heel striking is twice as likely to injure you” Add in the fact that Lieberman is a co-author and you’ve got yourself a zealot’s wet dream.
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Foot Strike and Injury Rates in Endurance Runners: a retrospective study
