Baring it all...feet, that is.

Is running barefoot better than running with shoes? This topic is not to be tread lightly, as it is a weighty issue for runners.

DailyTech - Study: Running Barefoot Better Than Wearing Running Shoes: "Another study reports it may be healthier to wear no shoes while running

U.S. researchers published a new study in the journal Nature that indicates runners who run barefoot put less stress on the body than regular shoes.
'People who don't wear shoes when they run have an astonishingly different stride,' said Daniel Lieberman, Harvard Universityresearcher, in a statement. 'By landing on the middle or front of the foot, barefoot runners have almost no impact collision, much less than most shod runners generate when they heel-strike.'"