Barefoot, early barefoot for your child: don't believe to the protection myth nor the supporting arch myth!

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• Research Article

Economy and rate of carbohydrate oxidation during running with rearfoot and forefoot strike patterns

1. Allison H. Gruber1,*, 
 
2. Brian R. Umberger2, 
 
3. Barry Braun2, and
 
4. Joseph Hamill3

+Author Affiliations

1. ¹Univeristy of Massachusetts, Amherst
2. ²University of Massachusetts Amherst
3. ³University of Massachusetts

1. ↵* Univeristy of Massachusetts, Amherst agruber@kin.umass.edu

• Submitted 30 November 2012. 
 
• Revision received 6 May 2013. 
 
• Accepted9 May 2013.

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