Wired Science News for Your Neurons To Run Better, Start by Ditching Your Nikes

http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2009/07/barefoot/

....Now, a small but growing body of research suggests that barefoot is the way adults should run, too. So, many runners have been shucking off the high-tech trainers in favor of naked feet — or minimalist footwear like Nike Free, the Newton All-Weather Trainer and the glove-like Vibram FiveFingers.....