This post is a link to a pdf ebook on the presentation I gave for the MSK-Plus course November 25, 2012. Below I give a brief intro into the confusion that surrounds these topics. If you note a huge amount of uncertainty, a whiff of grey and lack of simple answers than your interpretation is correct.
The pdf file is form footwear and footstrike running mechanics ebook nov20 2 2012.
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