The recent victory of Kipruto in the 3000 m steeplechase of the Diamond League final, running with one shoe for most of the race, was at the origin of an article in the IAAF site signed by Mike Rowbottom.
It's one of those rare articles where the author has taken the pain to go through all the recent misadventures which resulted into a runner having to finish his/her race barefoot.
He ends his article with a reference to the legendary Abebe Bikila and his barefoot victory in the Olympic Marathon in Rome, 1960. Bikila arrived to Rome with one pair of shoes which got ruined in training and, when he tried to buy new ones, he could not find anything at his size. Thus he decided to run barefoot and the rest is history.
I suggest that you track down tha article and read it. It is really great.
It's one of those rare articles where the author has taken the pain to go through all the recent misadventures which resulted into a runner having to finish his/her race barefoot.
He ends his article with a reference to the legendary Abebe Bikila and his barefoot victory in the Olympic Marathon in Rome, 1960. Bikila arrived to Rome with one pair of shoes which got ruined in training and, when he tried to buy new ones, he could not find anything at his size. Thus he decided to run barefoot and the rest is history.
I suggest that you track down tha article and read it. It is really great.
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