The experts explain

Before we ditch the shoes and hit the road, experts warn that most arguments promoting barefoot running tend to generalise too much.

Kuala Lumpur-based podiatrist, Dr Mark Reyneker of South Africa, grew up watching South African-born barefoot runner Zola Budd-Pieterse on TV. (In an interview with The New York Times in 2008, Budd-Pieterse said she always wore shoes to train and race on the roads. She went barefoot only when she ran track and cross-country.)