Running barefoot: Did Shoeless Joe have the right idea?
“Shoeless” Joe Jackson is famous for playing an entire baseball game in his stockings after his shoes had given him blisters the day before. A century later, scientists and doctors are researching whether runners benefit from running shoes or if Joe was right and barefoot running is the way to go. The snow has almost melted away, for now, and the University of Illinois at Chicago men’s track team is preparing for their spring season. Inside, on the second floor of the physical education building the men begin their strength and agility training – by kicking off their shoes. “It’s actually something we do in training every day after they get done running,” said head track coach Jim Knoedel. “We have them do various drills barefoot.” He said barefoot running and drills are the biggest trends in running right now. His graduate assistant volunteer coach, Travis Ricks, said running barefoot and doing barefoot drills benefit the runners by making them work different muscles than running with
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