So- I'm trying (again!) to work on my aerobic fitness; it's proving more important now that I'm riding further with a lighter bike, than sheer strength were with the mtb...
spinning spinning spinning....
Anyway, I came upon this site and was intrigued... so I followed more like it looking for scientific studies and anecdotal evidence that it was more than just a handful of [strike]freaks[/strike] eccentrics beating the h*ll out of their feet.

I'm impressed and intrigued. So, being that it's spring, I'm going to try something like this out... walking barefoot more often, at least, trail running etc, too, if I can.
Right now, my understanding is pretty much that heel cushioning/arch supports/etc etc don't correct the problems most runners face due to poor form and weak feet/toes/ankles, but mask the symptoms, much like how glasses don't cure myopia but improve vision, at the risk of greater eye fatigue, or aleve doesn't cure arthritic joints but masks the pain, ultimately allowing one to do further damage?

I'm wondering if anyone here has any similar experience from a physiological/mechanics/orthopedic point of view.