Running naturally

Running posture apparently is important. Recently, Daniel Lieberman of Harvard published a paper on how the foot posture affects the impact force during running.

http://www.barefootrunning.fas.harvard.edu/

I do not think we have to run barefoot all the time like our ancestors did. Rather, while running, we shall really adapt a running posture like our ancestors, ie, running naturally. Wearing shoes changed our running posture for worse, Lieberman's study showed that, and thankfully, his study also told us how we can run naturally. After adopting the natural way for a month, today I ran on Point Trail, one of my favorite. About half way in, checking my stopwatch, I was surprised to find out that I had a faster time! It was about 19 minutes one way, compared with 20'49" before. Wow!

03/14/2010: ~19'00" PB

11/01/2009: 20'49"