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How to learn to love the treadmill Here's why the treadmill can be a valuable training companion, whatever the weather. By Cindy Kuzma nd3000 Jacob Puzey cringers when he hears references to the ‘dreadmill’ or talk about boredom. The US ultrarunner and coach doesn’t understand the hate for the mechanical marvel that is the modern treadmill. But, like many runners, he didn’t always feel this way. Puzey first set foot on a treadmill when he was 14, but not again until he was 22 and a student at college. Pressed for time and low on cash for winter gear, Puzey trained for his firs...

You Should Occasionally Ditch Your Running Shoes Ashley Mateo Let’s get this out of the way right off the bat: We’re not talking about long-distance barefoot running or even running in minimal shoes. We’re not even advocating you go run a mere two miles with bare feet. This is about kicking off your shoes— any kind of shoe—just for a few quick striders to encourage a sensory, neuromuscular effect that can have profound benefits for improving your body awareness, and therefore form and efficiency. “When you stick a cushy membrane between your foot and the ground, y...

Matthias TungerGetty Images Let’s get this out of the way right off the bat: We’re not talking about long-distance barefoot running or even running in minimal shoes. We’re not even advocating you go run a mere two miles with bare feet. This is about kicking off your shoes— any kind of shoe—just for a few quick striders to encourage a sensory, neuromuscular effect that can have profound benefits for improving your body awareness, and therefore form and efficiency. “When you stick a cushy membrane between your foot and the ground, you’re impairing a lot of feedback, which allows...