(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.

If you are running barefoot ... were inspired by Christopher McDougall's 2009 best-seller "Born To Run," widely credited with sparking the barefoot running trend in the Western world. The book ...

Running barefoot, the way nature intended: Stretching Out. Published: Jul. 07, 2009, 1:00 a.m. By . Zachary Lewis, The Plain Dealer; WHAT NEXT? Have a suggestion for an activity you think I should ...

Jan Hetherington jogs through her neighborhood running barefoot in Oakland, Calif. on Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2012. ... a style popularized by the best-selling 2009 book "Born to Run." ...

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. "Born To Run" author ...

One of the hottest trends in running today involves baring your soles. James Webber, a 27-year-old Western Michigan University student who grew up in Otsego and now lives on Lovell Street in ...

In 2009, journalist and running enthusiast Christopher McDougall published Born to Run, a look at the “superathlete” Tarahumara Indians of Mexico who for centuries have run hundreds of miles without ...

Running barefoot, according to the hugely popular 2009 book “Born to Run” and a landmark 2010 study of Kenya’s famous Kalenjin distance runners, ...

Thanks to the book "Born to Run," soon to be a movie starring Matthew McConaughey, ... Two years later, barefoot running was over save for a few die-hards. But barefoot training is not.