No sooner than I posted about the undergraduate project that looked at Achilles loads between shod and barefoot running that this next study from the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse on the effects of loads in the Achilles tendon with different foot strike patterns turns up. Here is the abstract: The Effect of Foot Strike Pattern on Achilles Tendon Load During Running. Almonroeder T, Willson JD, Kernozek TW.
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The Effect of Foot Strike Pattern on Achilles Tendon Load During Running