In reply to glenn0010:
I switched about 10yrs ago to barefoot, "minimalist" and low rise/ low heel rise shoes. Tried a fair few types off the top of my head- five fingers, Inov8 minimalist shoes, New Balance minimus, Vivo barefoot, Merrell Pace gloves. I've also had a lot of barefoot 'day shoes'.
I certainly saw a drop in injuries, though now I find I get tight calves. I tend to have a few pairs at once so switch them round, particularly depending what I'm doing on that session, e.g. I used to avoid my ultra minimal Inov8s on a route I knew to be very rocky.
Furthest distance in minimalist-shoes? 50km training run (ie easy pace) in Merrell pace gloves, mostly metalled surface.
I transitioned fairly slowly into barefoot shoes (five fingers), which worked nicely as I started after a lay off (non-injury related). It was during this period I really noticed the change in gait. In particular I run more 'forefoot' (as many note) but also head up, with a noticeably low level of 'bobbing up and down', and I also used to crane my neck, which inevitably became head front to back bobbing and this is now also gone.
Also useful, I think, is core training which helps you maintain posture. I'd recommend (as it's free and pretty effective, and also got a climbing/mountaineering/mountain running angle to it) Scott Johnsons killer core routine https://www.uphillathlete.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Scott’s-Kill... and videos here https://www.uphillathlete.com/how-to-do-core/
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