Despite all the NASA-level cushioning tech hyped in running shoes for decades, runners get injured at the same rate today as they did 40 years ago. That discovery has led to a new theory: Running shoes shouldn’t coddle and control; they should be spare and simple. Minimal shoes encourage a more natural stride and stronger foot muscles — the best defenses against injury. We should trust the foot, and the 200,000 years of human evolution that created it, say biomechanists — not 40 years of marketing. Companies used to pitching pricey shoes with ...
