He mentions the norwegian guy in "born to run". The book is mostly about a south american tribe who just were insane runners. And he writes about the american long distance running community (who were a bunch of freaks :) and then he organizes a run between the best american/european/western runners and the south american indians...

And dude, you should invest in some barefoot shoes. I used these ones the entire winter. I put in some wool soles..omg Ive never had such comfy shoes. 100% waterproof, warm..excellent room for feet. Simply the best shoes I've ever had. I used them EVERY day this winter even for playing with my kid..literally every day. And they are still in great shape. Pretty sturdy shoes.
https://www.vivabrands.no/products/vivobarefoot-scott-mens-leather-tobacco-vintersko-menn

And for summer I use Lems..Awesome looking and like walking on clouds I promise you. They have a little bit of sole, but very minimal. I bought 3 pairs. And I'm going to buy more..these are the shoes I'm going to fucking wear until I die.
https://www.lemsshoes.com/shop/mens-primal-2.html

Also, I'm going to order these for hiking in more rugged terrain
https://www.lemsshoes.com/shop/mens-boulder-boot-nylon.html#shoe_colors=navy%20stout