I can't deny or support that modern running shoes cause more injuries than no shoes at all but I will say that a statement like, "Some ailments, like those involving the knee and Achilles’ tendon, have increased," is more or less useless unless you adjust it for miles run per capita or something like it. Fact of the matter is, way more people are running way more miles than they were in the 70's. It stands to reason that you would have more of these types of injuries and who's to say that the problems wouldn't be more numerous and more severe if it weren't for the protection of modern shoes?

I will say that I've attempted to run in Nike Free shoes which are supposed to come much closer to approximating running barefoot and my knees started hurting almost immediately. I'll stick with my Asics 2040s for now. My feet and knees have been relatively healthy over my 15 year running "career" and I'm not going to change things now.

Hey, whatever works for you and causes you the least amount of pain is probably the right thing for you.

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