A British writer spent six months in search of the secret of Kenya’s dominance of distance running. One of the first things he noticed: Another difference is that virtually all the children are running barefoot. Barefoot running is a growing trend in the west, based on the theory that conventional running shoes force you to…

Runners aren’t the only victims of overhyped sneakers which lead to harmful heel-striking. ESPN believes NBA stars may also be paying a painful and costly price for believing that shoe companies actually know what they’re doing. The solution? According to another ESPN column, basketball players should take a lesson from naked runners and re-learn the…

Last August, I was leaving Leadville, Colorado after the Trail 100 when I spotted ultra-ace Tony “Naked Guy” Krupicka’s pickup truck by the side of the road. Moments later, I was sharing a slab of dark chocolate on the back bumper of my car with Naked Guy’s gal, Jocelyn Jenks, while Tony continued digging around…

TED just posted a talk I gave in DC on their worldwide site and homepage. I’ve been invited to speak at TED Global this July in Edinburgh, where I’ll also be hosting a Naked Run Festival. More on that to come. MUCH more.

In the midst of his media tour for “Love and Other Drugs,” Jake Gyllenhaal unexpectedly veered into a discussion of barefoot running with David Letterman — who, it turns out, has 30+ years of running on his own odometer.

Right before the New York City marathon, Tara Parker-Pope — ace science writer and editor of The New York Times‘ “Well” section — invited me to crack my knuckles and contribute this essay about my beef with urban mega-marathons. In two words: husbandry and oceanography. November 4, 2010, 12:01 AM Born to Run the Marathon?…

Outside also did a better job than I did of getting at the heart of what Reinventing Running: The Cabaret is all about… check it out here.

Outside online actually asked for my Top 5, but anything more than four is overcomplicating things. The list, plus one of my favorite finish photos.

I’ve had lots of requests to re-post this video, which teaches you how to avoid being a “head-chaser” or a “sticky runner.” In this podcast, Lee Saxby describes the self-coaching exercises he uses to teach barefoot running. Then he shows you how to master them: Learn to Run Barefoot with Lee Saxby and Terra Plana…

The New Yorker and Alberto Salazar catch up with the secret the Tarahumara have known for 10,000 years: Walker also began to notice some uncanny similarities among the very best runners. The fastest finishers had a higher thigh drive, for one thing; at its apex, their femur bone was almost parallel to the ground, like…