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Other Barefoot on Grass sites... Check out Dr Craig Richards’ personal blog for the latest on running shoe research, injury prevention and optimizing running performance. Become a fan, view video, join in discussions, meet fellow runners. To enter, search Barefoot on Grass and either enter our page directly or via Dr Craig Richard’s profile. Lay articles reporting expert opinion: Athletic footwear and running injuries Dr Joseph Froncioni, Spiridon Running shoes Paul Talbot, Run.Down.com The running shoe– Symbol of our time Amanda Smith, ABC Radio National Kick off your shoes and run awhile Christopher McDougall, New York Times A thorn in Nike’s side Daniel McCabe, The McGill Reporter Are your running shoes hazardous? The American Running Foundation The right shoes The 1998 Whittaker Foundation Annual Report Journal articles/abstracts available free online: Barefoot running Michael Warburton, Sportscience Do soft soles improve running shoes? Steven Robbins et al, Biomechanics Professional organizations: International Federation of Sports Medicine Footwear Biomechanics Technical Group International Society of Biomechanics Coaching clinics: Chi Running Danny and Katherine Dreyer, Running and movement specialists Pose Running Dr Nicholas Romanov, Russian sports scientist and athletics coach fit2run clinic Max DeLacy, Sydney barefoot running coach Barefoot groups and websites: Intellectual property links: WO/2006/066331: Sole Assembly Barefoot on Grass (detailed description of sole structure and related claims. Includes International Search Report findings) WO/2007/038487): Footwear having independently articulable toe portions Vibram (details patentable aspects of Fivefingers shoe design) WO 2005/034670: Article of footwear with a stretchable upper and an articulated sole structure Nike Inc (original patent relating to the sole structure of the Nike “Free”) US 7, 082, 697 Sole structures using a theoretically ideal stability plane Ellis Frampton III (one of a series of updated specifications of the original patent below– this refers specifically to its use in flat soled shoes) US 5,317, 819 Shoe with naturally contoured sole Ellis Frampton III (the use of a sole which is uniform in thickness in the frontal plane and contoured to the shape of the foot to increase stability. Licensed to Adidas and used in their “Feet you wear”)
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