Could You Run Faster in these Wing Tip Toe Shoes?

lol I love images like these that break up the conventional wisdom of what shoes are or should be.

If you missed it, this shoe, is not a shoe.  Its a foot painted to look like a shoe. 

Its from an article in NewYork Mag titled  You Walk Wrong.

This shoe and the stilettos and Adidas sneakers on the subsequent pages are trompel’oeil paintings applied directly to the feet. Nice as they look, you can’t buy them.
Makeup by John Maurad and Jenai Chin.

(Photo: Tom Schierlitz)

Read more: How We’re Wrecking Our Feet With Every Step We Take — New York Magazine http://nymag.com/health/features/46213/#ixzz0fj2STuJK

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There are several other images of feet painted to look like high heel shoes, soccer shoes,

The article is about WALKING not running, but there are some references to running to.

The point is that our feet are designed/evolved to work completely differently when we walk or run.

The correct stride for walking is not the correct stride for running.  Here’s some images of walking strides with and without shoes.