In its purest form, running is a very simple, approachable sport. To log some miles, you just have to lace up your shoes, head out your front door, and start running—nothing else required. Pretty ...

In 2011, two years after his book Born to Run launched the barefoot boom, Christopher McDougall offered a clarification. “The ‘one best way’ isn’t about footwear,” he wrote in The New York Times ...

Although I disagree with the idea that your body will find its best form if you run enough, there’s no denying that your form will probably improve naturally as you get more experienced. As you get ...