Chronicles of a Demented Mind

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Our gait requires muscle formations, tendons and bone structure absent in other primates, and absent in our tree-dwelling ancestors. Sure, compared to, say, a cheetah, Homo sapiens run at a snail’s pace, but when it comes you land on your forefoot, instead of your heel, and paw back. Dr. Nicholas Romanov, a sports physiologist in Naples, Fla., created what he calls the Pose Method, and Danny Dreyer, a running coach in San Francisco, started a program known as ChiRunning, both of which have already won legions of disciples among joggers, trainers and triathletes. Essentially these programs teach runners something they thought they knew: how to run. WASHINGTON, June 26 — A Supreme Court case that was widely expected to produce a landmark ruling on the free speech rights of corporations ended today with an unexpected “never mind.” The justices dismissed in a one-sentence unsigned order, as “improvidently granted,” Nike’s appeal of a California Supreme Court decision requiring the company to stand trial on a citizen’s complaint of consumer fraud and unfair trade practices for statements it had made in defense of its overseas labor policies.

One shoe, the Adidas 1, even has microprocessors that analyze foot impact and adjust cushioning with each stride. New Balance has a motion-control shoe so finely engineered it costs $199.99. Still, 65 percent to 80 percent of all runners – joggers and elite marathoners alike – are injured in an average year, according to Dr. Davis. And so Mr. True began to wonder, does it even matter what footwear runners use? Or could protective shoes be contributing to the problems they’re meant to prevent?Mr. True had been hampered by repeated injuries while competing in ultramarathons in the early 90’s. While fighting for first place in the Leadville Trail 100 Ultramarathon, a grueling 100-mile course over steep, rocky trails, he suffered a stress fracture in his tibia. It was there that Mr.

Our gait requires muscle formations, tendons and bone structure absent in other primates, and absent in our tree-dwelling ancestors. Sure, compared to, say, a cheetah, Homo sapiens run at a snail’s pace, but when it comes to endurance, our specialized legs (and behinds), along with our copious sweat glands and lack of fur, mean we can outlast most mammals — advantageous to the hunters among our hunting and gathering forbears 2 million years ago.Then his student Steve Prefontaine — with his mustache, N.C.A.A. championships and James Dean lifestyle — made them cool. In the interim we’ve lusted after new Jordans, retro Reebok Pumps, reissued Adidas Superstars. The appeal has usually been about a star athlete’s name or a throwback look. For me, sometimes it’s been purely about fashion, like when I could only wear Dior Homme by Hedi Slimane sneakers or black Y-3 high-tops with studded heel caps (first in silver studs and then in black studs).