Narrative

In Kenya, Africa you might encounter a lot of barefoot runners. They’ve ran that way all of their lives probably, but what about those of us who aren’t born running barefoot? It might even seem dangerous when you hear about running barefoot, but it is actually good for the foot and body. When a person runs barefoot, the way their feet land on the ground is different than shod runners – so it lessens the force of the body weight on their legs. In want to create a prototype that will perhaps lessen the dangers (cuts, blisters, etc) of running barefoot, and ultimately and firstly to help prevent the spread of smallpox through person-to-person contact by its lesions. The purpose - to protect a barefoot runner's most vulnerable parts of the its foot- the ball and heel of the foot in addition to providing protection against smallpox[through contact]