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Re: Advice for beginning barefooter?

Stuart,

Wow, that really is close to my home town of Grawn (about 15 miles south from
West Grand Traverse Bay...

Maybe we'll see you sometime on one of my summer visits home.

Have fun,
-barefoot ken bob

--- In RunningBarefoot@yahoogroups.com, "Stuart" <bythedeepwaters@...> wrote:
>...walked over three miles barefoot on dirt/gravel road, ending with a dunk in
West Grand Traverse Bay...




Mon Jul 6, 2009 1:49 pm

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Hey all, Just curious to know what others think. I'm a 42-year-old shoe addict. I have been enamored by barefoot running for about ten years now but feel...
Stuart
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Jul 5, 2009
10:23 pm

...     Stuart,   If you are currently wearing shoes indoors, you can start by going barefoot inside the house; no gravel, tree trunks, etc.   You can also...
Mike Rose
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Jul 5, 2009
10:44 pm

Hi Stuart,   I'm a newbie here too.  Isn't Born to Run amazing!!  Anyway, I just started running barefoot in May and when I started, I couldn't walk to...
Wendy Nail
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Jul 5, 2009
11:20 pm

Stuart, First of all, just think of the extra 40 pounds as "training" weight. As you work it off, you will be that much stronger, faster, and lighter on your...
Ken Bob Saxton
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Jul 6, 2009
2:51 am

Thank you all. This helps immensely. Incidentally, went for a long walk last night. Decided to take off my Tevas right after starting and walked over three...
Stuart
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Jul 6, 2009
10:59 am

Stuart, Wow, that really is close to my home town of Grawn (about 15 miles south from West Grand Traverse Bay... Maybe we'll see you sometime on one of my...
Ken Bob Saxton
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Jul 6, 2009
1:49 pm

When I was reading this I thought about you, Ken and wondered if that was MI. Now I know it is. P...
barefootrunners
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Jul 6, 2009
3:15 pm

Welcome, Stuart! So glad you have joined us. My humble advice -- start walking barefoot and make it a regular event. Only go as far as you feel is safe...
Ryan - Barefoot in Va...
ardydub
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Jul 6, 2009
10:38 pm

Stuart I too am newish to BF running and love it! I live in the UP so if you ever take a trip further north stop by for a run- I have yet to find another...
arickauer
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Jul 6, 2009
10:55 pm
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