Nearly three years after it was reignited by the remarkable book “Born to Run,” barefoot running is less a fad than a realistic alternative to traditional running shoes for people who have ...

In 2009, she read Christopher McDougall's "Born to Run," and was intrigued. The book explores the long-distance running habits of the Tarahumara Indians of Mexico.

So, when Christopher McDougall’s book “Born to Run” came out in 2009, American attention was drawn to the notion of running without shoes, like the Mexican runners in the book.

Barefoot Books is a small house based in Cambridge, Mass., that publishes children’s book. As of this week, you can call it “The Mouse that Roared.” The people who run Barefoot Books are ...

The modern running shoe with its cushioned heel and stiff sole was not invented until the 1970s. And in parts of Africa and other places today, running barefoot is still a lifestyle.

(AP Photo/Gregory Bull) "Born to Run" author Christopher McDougall studied the Tarahumara, a reclusive tribe living in north-central Mexico whose members run hundreds of miles in flimsy sandals ...

Like any good book about running, McDougall's carries the reader on a heart-pounding ride, building suspense footfall by footfall.

Barefoot running may be over, but here’s why barefoot training is still smart Using towel scrunches, marbles and balls are among the easy methods to increase strength in your feet.

After reading a book called " Born To Run," runners like Alice Jenney, from Houston, slowed by foot and leg injuries, say they’re no longer afraid to run barefoot.

The book that launched a million barefoot runners, Chris McDougall’s account of the Tarahumara is running literature at its most exhilarating.