Hello, Newbie intro: Used to run barefoot ,(25 years ago) when I first started running in the woods by my house when younger. Packed dirt paths made it easy. ...
Happy New Year Jen, We don't have a FAQ as such, since we're all still learning ourselves, even after more than 20 years of running barefoot myself. But, there...
Jen, P.S. I love the quote on your profile; "Pain is necessary, suffering optional" Especially since I cited "Pain" as one of the important reasons for running...
Hi Ken, The quote is from my favorite running coach and a wonderful person too. He coached me when I was 14 and then again when I was 34. He is also the one...
Thanks Ken, Glad to find this site. I'm going to look around yours. Whew, glad there isn't going to be an exam but, I like the homework. Jen ... myself. ... ...
Well, gang, I'm sad to report my first barefoot running-related injury. Did the 'resolution run' 5k in Vancouver yesterday. Temperature was around zero....
Craig, Sorry to hear about your injury. Hope it heals soon. I was out for a run recently on a cold wet evening and stepped on a sheetmetal item hidden under...
You could try Vaseline, though I almost never need it on my feet. If nothing else, it also helps keep you warm. Most of the blisters on the bottoms of your...
You'd think the race course designers would've had a little consideration for barefoot runners! Yeah, right. It does remind me of the cut I got on my foot in...
I will be running Big Sur International Marathon http://www.bsim.org/ April 25, 2004 Will be looking to reserve a cabin or room in Big Sur sometime in the next...
3 January 2004 COLD WEATHER INJURIES. Running the 11/23/03 Toys for Tots 5K in chilly, drizzly rain around the Seattle Center with Barefoot Todd (up here from...
Memories of Marathoner Live On in Boston http://marathonguide.com/news/ koreatimes.co.kr (12/23/03) By Park Song-wu It was a simple, handwritten note from an...
Hello, I wish everyone a happy new year. I have the following problems. When I run with normal shoes, I have heel pain. When I run with Nike aqua shoes or...
... Mike, No, I don't believe that our bodies are not designed to go barefoot in cold winters. Our bodies are not designed to live where there are cold...
During several years in Japan, I found out the Japanese split-toe socks and shoes are generally called "tabi." Most are soft fabric throughout like socks and...
I've got a neuroma - an inflamed nerve - under both feet. In shoes, even on grass, I can last an hour or so before the pain starts and I have to stop. As soon...
OK, I'm going to be brave, sort of, by going ahead and posting my running barefoot marathon-a-month goals for 2004. Sort of brave, by adding the following...
I found a couple links which show a picture of the shoes worn by the Korean in the 1936 olympics: http://koreaemb.org/archive/2003/11_2/culture/culture2.asp ...
Barefoot Ken - Good luck on your one/month marathon schedule. After many years of at least one marathon a year, my similar one/month try in 2003 but was...
Had similar injury from 7-miler on rain soaked crushed gravel track in late winter/early spring of '02 - did not notice until I got home that I'd deeply...
Swim! I swim several mornings a week with a U.S. Masters Swimming group. I'm sure there's a group in your area. Everyone is barefoot! All levels/shapes/ages -...
"Ran 6 barefoot miles, stepped on broken glass(beer bottle) and broke it more, not the skin thank goodness. After the scare, became more aware!" -Dave Parsel,...
Rather than trying to run two relatively fast marathons in the 2-week period, I'll be using San Diego Marathon as my last long, slow, training run for a...
Every other morning I am out running barefoot on the beach. I am getting back in shape after an injury I suntanned while in a Turkish river gorge this last...
Ken, regarding your belief that "we are not designed to live where there are cold winters", I thought I would point to an interesting article in today's NYT,...
It's definitely very interesting. Even so there is evidence that people in the ice age also had both clothes and sandals for warmth. I probably have good...
hi gang, whilst not being a bare foot runner, i am presently shod, i do have some experiencial knowledge i'd like to share. having seen a picture of a woman...
I agree with the take it slow approach, and also that going barefoot in winter for extended periods is not a great idea (although I do remember seeing some...
Hi, Hmmm, I'm a mixed blooded Anishinaabe with my ancestors being both Cree and Ojibwe, (also Dakota, Cherokee, French, Dutch, English and Irish.) The Cree and...
