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  • Founded: May 25, 2001
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1003 gennaver Send Email Jan 1, 2004
4:02 pm
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. ...
1004 Ken Saxton
runbarefoot Send Email
Jan 1, 2004
4:13 pm
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...
1005 Ken Saxton
runbarefoot Send Email
Jan 1, 2004
4:18 pm
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...
1006 gennaver Send Email Jan 3, 2004
12:57 am
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...
1007 gennaver Send Email Jan 3, 2004
12:59 am
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. ... ...
1008 baretung Send Email Jan 3, 2004
5:40 am
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....
1009 aubrey
barefootliving Send Email
Jan 3, 2004
8:29 am
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...
1010 Ken Saxton
runbarefoot Send Email
Jan 3, 2004
3:33 pm
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...
1011 Ken Saxton
runbarefoot Send Email
Jan 3, 2004
3:34 pm
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...
1012 Ken Saxton
runbarefoot Send Email
Jan 4, 2004
3:37 am
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...
1013 tetsujin87@...
tetsujin87 Send Email
Jan 4, 2004
4:44 am
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...
1014 John de la Garza
johndela1 Send Email
Jan 5, 2004
5:38 am
have you seen ninja shoes? http://martial-arts-supplies.reviews123.com/index.php?page=4&Cat=Uniforms+- +shoes...
1015 tetsujin87@...
tetsujin87 Send Email
Jan 5, 2004
6:07 am
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...
1016 lkolleros Send Email Jan 5, 2004
10:13 am
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...
1017 Ken "the Barefoo...
runbarefoot Send Email
Jan 5, 2004
5:07 pm
... 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...
1018 tetsujin87@...
tetsujin87 Send Email
Jan 5, 2004
5:36 pm
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...
1019 edcal_33166 Send Email Jan 5, 2004
7:41 pm
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...
1020 Ken "the Barefoo...
runbarefoot Send Email
Jan 6, 2004
7:12 pm
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...
1021 Chris Runyan
cprunyan Send Email
Jan 6, 2004
8:19 pm
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 ...
1022 tetsujin87@...
tetsujin87 Send Email
Jan 7, 2004
12:07 am
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...
1023 salexrose Send Email Jan 7, 2004
4:46 pm
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...
1024 salexrose Send Email Jan 7, 2004
4:54 pm
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 -...
1025 Ken "the Barefoo...
runbarefoot Send Email
Jan 7, 2004
4:58 pm
"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,...
1026 Ken Saxton
runbarefoot Send Email
Jan 8, 2004
12:32 am
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...
1027 running_james Send Email Jan 8, 2004
5:52 pm
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...
1028 baretung Send Email Jan 9, 2004
4:45 pm
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,...
1029 Chris Runyan
cprunyan Send Email
Jan 9, 2004
7:14 pm
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...
1030 michae legault
heymichae Send Email
Jan 9, 2004
8:07 pm
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...
1031 baretung Send Email Jan 10, 2004
4:51 am
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...
1032 gennaver Send Email Jan 10, 2004
2:11 pm
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...
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