NYT: We were born to run

The New York Times has a fascinating article on running, evolution and biomechanics. This passage, of course, caught my eye:

Even the fact that the big toe is straight, rather than to the side, suggests that our feet evolved for running.
“The big toe is lined up with the rest, not divergent, the way you see with apes and our closest nonrunning relatives,”Dr. Bramble said. “It’s the main push-off in running: the last thing to leave the ground is that big toe.”

Nice to see more and more mainstream understanding of what SSL is all about. They also mention "Running on only artificial surfaces and in high-tech shoes can change
the biomechanics of running, increasing the risks of injury." This is one of the main reasons that with few exceptions, SSL exercises are done barefoot (we don't like to do the heavy rope barefoot...that can hurt!).