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Submited on: 10 Mar 2013 03:01:58 AM GMT
Published on: 11 Mar 2013 01:10:57 PM GMT
According to the Chicago Manual of Style (5.220, “Glossary of Problematic Words and Phrases”), "Affect, almost always a verb, means to influence, have an effect on... Effect, usually a noun, means "outcome, result". This is also in The Elements of Style in the section on commonly misused words and phrases.
Unfortunately, your use of "effects", both in the title and in the text, is incorrect.
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Dear Mr. Cooper,
"Effect" is usually a noun, [but not always, according to the Chicago Manual of Style] and is defined as "outcome or result." Merriam-Webster states, Effect is "Something that inevitably follows an antecedent (as a cause or agent)."
In that light "Percent of Maximum Heart Rate" was associated with 3-separate timed runs at 3-different rates of speed using 3-separate running shod or running sandals. The 3 X 3 X 3 "Causes" or "Agents" were associations properly described as "Effects."
Perhaps your interpretation of the Chicago Manual of Style is written in stone...mine is not.
Respectfully submitted,
Bill Misner PhD {Emeritus}
Whether or not barefoot running makes one faster, is greatly dependent on taking the time to learn, or (in the case of most westerners) re-learn how to run efficiently.
The main advantage of barefoot running as a teaching tool, is the immediate and emphatic feedback (Think of it as bio-feedback - or "feetback") from our very sensitive soles that moderate how abusively we run. In doing so, over time, one learns to run much more efficiently, since less energy is being expended injurying the body than in propelling us forward.
Has it occured to anyone else reading this article that none of these subjects were actually "barefoot"?
Running barefoot for more than half a century. Racing barefoot in my fastest races in my mid-40s and beyond. Actively training others to teach themselves to run more efficiently through barefoot running since 1997 through the Original Running Barefoot website (BarefootRunning.com).