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Fleet of foot.(then & now)(Brief article)
"Leonardo da Vinci called the foot a 'masterpiece of engineering,'" we noted in our 1986 report on running shoes. "The shoe is finally catching up with the foot." For our tests back then, we recruited 117 men and women through a runner's club. Representing a broad range in age, weight, running style, and miles run per week, they logged a combined total of 40,000 miles. They said the most ...
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