Is Running on Concrete Bad?

Is Running on Concrete Bad?

During barefoot running, especially on pavement, there is a huge surge in multi-sensory information at the feet and the body uses this information to make adjustments in foot strike and leg stiffness and flexion to accomplish less impact production.

When running on pavement, doing so barefoot with a forefoot strike makes a significant difference in impact reduction as compared with heel strike running in thick cushioned running shoes…Learn more

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