Brooks Running - Barefoot Running

Barefoot Running: The Experts

Now that we’ve shared the Brooks point of view, we would love to offer you thoughts we’ve collected from a panel of running industry experts we respect.

Scott Jurek
Seven-time champion of the Western States 100 Mile Endurance Run and two-time champion of the Badwater Ultramarathon; Running Coach; Physical Therapist

Joe Hamill, Ph.D.
Independent Researcher, University of Massachusetts

Curt Munson
Owner of Playmakers, Okemos, Michigan

Silvia Ruegger
Canadian women’s marathon record holder and eighth-place finisher in the 1984 Women’s Olympic Marathon

Larry Maurer, D.P.M.
Podiatrist, Kirkland, Washington

Kris Hartner
Owner of Naperville Running Company, Naperville, Illinois; M.S. in Biomechanics

Jay Dicharry, M.P.T., C.S.C.S.
Director of the Center for Endurance Sports at the University of Virginia

Kevin Hanson
Coach of the Hansons-Brooks Original Distance Project (ODP); Owner of Hansons Running Shops, Michigan

Mark Plaatjes
Physical Therapist; winner of 38 marathons worldwide including the 1993 IAAF World Championships; Owner of Boulder Running Company, Colorado