The natural gift of barefoot running is that it gets you deeply connected with your sensory awareness, bringing you closer to learning HOW to land more lightly with less impact.
Benefits of the Barefoot Running Technique
There’s a reason barefoot running keeps coming up in the running community. This is because barefoot running is a net donor of the vital sensory input known to play an increasingly important role in improving motor coordination and bringing together the kind of mechanics that ensure less force-intensive, less mechanically straining footfalls.