Barefoot Running on Concrete: Good or Bad?

Barefoot Running on Concrete: Good or Bad?

Not only does running barefoot on concrete allow you to develop stronger, higher-level withdrawal reflexes and stronger joint position sense, while improving your forefoot strike landing precision, running barefoot on concrete also transforms your feet into better energy-saving springs that are more efficient for when you run in shoes! Read more here!

Bretta Riches

"I believe the forefoot strike is the engine of endurance running..."

BSc Neurobiology; MSc Biomechanics candidate, ultra minimalist runner & founder of RunForefoot. I was a heel striker, always injured. I was inspired by the great Tirunesh Dibaba to try forefoot running. Now, I'm injury free. This is why I launched Run Forefoot, to advocate the health & performance benefits of forefoot running and to raise awareness on the dangers of heel striking, because the world needs to know.
Bretta Riches