"I just love the idea of running on springs. I won the Boston Marathon in the fastest time ever," he says. "If we do all convert to barefoot running and you, you're a clinical aspect of things will be probably able to answer this": What sort of percentage reduction in injuries would we see? Dr. Irene Davis from Harvard Medical School: You should start working on it right now.
Why do humans have butt cheeks? Neil deGrasse Tyson, Chuck Nice, and Gary O’Reilly learn about the biomechanics of running with professor and running specialist Dr. Irene Davis, featuring Neil’s interview with author Chris McDougall.
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