Hello,My name is Richie Cutler. I'm a 7th grade student at Lipman Middle School. My science fair project is about running barefoot vs. running with shoes. I was wondering if anyone out there has made the transition from running in shoes to running barefoot? If so, would you mind filling out a short questionnaire? It will take you less than 10 minutes to fill out and it will REALLY help me with my science fair project. If you are interested please fill out the questionnaire below.I will put this questionnaire on a Barefoot running blog and on the Barefoot Running Facebook Page (my father has a Facebook Page). In addition to the questionnaire I am also examining the force of running barefoot vs. running with shoes and I am making the transition myself. Following my study I will send you a summary of my results.Thank you!Richie Cutler Shod running vs. Barefoot running.For purposes of this study we refer to “shod” running as running with classic shoes and “barefoot” running as running with no shoes or minimalist shoes such as Vibram Five Fingers or Skeletoes (or one of many other brands). 1.) Have you tried barefoot running? Yes or No 2.) If yes, did you run barefoot or with minimalist shoes? Barefoot or Minimalist Shoes a. If yes, what type of minimalist shoes? ________________________3.) Why did you switch over to barefoot running (you can have more than one response)? a. Read book about Barefoot runningb. Medical issues with Shod Running (if yes please elaborate in question 4)c. Did not feel like you could run well with classic running shoes on.d. Other (please describe) _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________4.) In regards to 3b (if answered yes) what medical issues did you have? a. Surgeryb. Pain in leg (if yes please elaborate, i.e. calf, shin)c. Pain in feetd. Pain in backe. Other Medical Issues (please describe in a couple of sentences) ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________5.) When you transitioned to barefoot running did you do a gradual transition? Yes or No 6.) Did you experience pain when you transitioned to barefoot running? Yes or No7.) If yes to #6 rate your pain in your feet on a scale of 1-5 (1 being very little pain, 5 being extreme pain). Please describe pain in a couple of sentences. 1 2 3 4 5 ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________8.) If yes to #6 rate your pain in your leg on a scale of 1-5 (1 being very little pain, 5 being extreme pain). Please describe pain and location of pain (i.e. calf vs. shin) in a couple of sentences. 1 2 3 4 5 ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________9.) If yes to #6 rate your pain in your back on a scale of 1-5 (1 being very little pain, 5 being extreme pain). Please describe pain in a couple of sentences. 1 2 3 4 5 ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________10.) If yes to #6 did your pain go away? Yes or Noa. If so how long did this take? _______________________________________________11.) Are you currently continuing to run barefoot? Yes or No