I have discovered 2 exercises, which seem to have gotten rid of the cramps in my calves. #1- standing high on the balls of my feet While doing this I felt the...
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lgfarlow
Feb 20, 2002 6:39 pm
I've recently coupled a return to running with a switch to barefooting so that I can build up my mileage and feet at the same time. Initially my feet felt...
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John Rupp
johnlvs2run
Feb 20, 2002 9:26 pm
Hi Larry, I have been doing all of my runs barefoot this year, on asphalt roads, sand dunes, and an old rubberized track. What you want is maximum stimulus...
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grechtnz
Feb 20, 2002 10:27 pm
Hi, I just joined this group and thought I'd share some of my thoughts on barefoot running, which I have been doing now for about two years. First, I have...
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bfsailor
Feb 22, 2002 12:38 am
... of ... one's ... Hi Larry. Your situation sounds exactly like mine about one year ago, and I experienced some of the same problems. Check the archives from...
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runbarefoot
Feb 26, 2002 12:00 am
It occurs to me that I get several emails each year from people trying to find ways to go.. "not quite barefoot." I'm not sure that there is a big advantage in...
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Joey Blue
joeyblue001
Feb 26, 2002 4:44 pm
My first post: Hello Ken and everyone else, I think what some have written, has been about the wear [abrasion] and sensitivity of running barefoot on various...
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Rechtschaffen, Glenn
grechtnz
Feb 26, 2002 8:29 pm
Well, I think there's a point being missed here. I use "minimalist" shoes to run for two reasons. First, after alot of barefoot running, no matter how...
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runbarefoot
Feb 27, 2002 12:16 am
... use "minimalist" shoes ... my skin was ... altogether, or I go ... I thought I pointed out, in my rather rambling fashion, that minimalist shoes should be...
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schrauf
Feb 28, 2002 6:24 am
Excellent article on running barefoot by Michael Warburton: http://www.sportsci.org/jour/0103/mw.htm ... Well-known international athletes have successfully...
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bfsailor
Mar 1, 2002 3:13 pm
Hi all, In a recent post I mentioned that I got a blood blister after only about 2 miles in the rain about a month ago. Well, it's happened again! The blister...
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runbarefoot
Mar 8, 2002 12:24 am
Seems that I remember way back when, after upping my milage to 16+ miles that my feet would start wearing thin when I ran on wet asphalt. This was even after...
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John Rupp
johnlvs2run
Mar 8, 2002 12:39 am
I enjoyed the message recently about wearing slippers or moccasins while running. I am interested in this too and would like to hear more ideas about wearing...
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Rechtschaffen, Glenn
grechtnz
Mar 8, 2002 2:37 am
Hi John, I went for the slippers first when I was living in York, PA. Sometimes the weather was just too cold or the ground too snowy. So I bought a pair of ...
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runbarefoot
Mar 10, 2002 3:23 am
OK, OK. bring on the nearly barefoot shoes. I suppose I live in barefoot luxury here in Southern California. But there are times that even I give a thought or...
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John Brewer
runningdudehk
Mar 10, 2002 3:43 am
not sure if this is a first; kevin henderson of the cook islands vowed to run the marathon leg of last week's new zealand ironman - barefoot he went 4:06 off a...
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tarsarma
Mar 10, 2002 11:53 pm
I have been reading some of the posts of late regarding minimalist shoes. I understand that at times we have a need to run shod. But once we make that choice...
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John Rupp
johnlvs2run
Mar 11, 2002 12:20 am
... I am not interested in brands of shoes -- and it is not about being an exclusive society... but rather about finding ways and means that we can be able to...
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Rechtschaffen, Glenn
grechtnz
Mar 11, 2002 12:30 am
I agree. And I don't believe that the constitution of this forum contains a provision that barefoot running means doing so all the time under all conditions....
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pbj27510
Mar 12, 2002 6:21 pm
... last 37 days in a row. A week ago Saturday I ran 6 miles on a rather rough paved road and it wore the skin in particular under the ball of my right foot...
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runbarefoot
Mar 12, 2002 6:24 pm
... are ... which ... It is a sound thought. And one that I have pondered often. However, most barefoot runners aren't always running barefoot. To avoid the...
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runbarefoot
Mar 12, 2002 9:17 pm
... Maybe by a nice old couple living in a penthouse on Madison Avenue in New York??? Wrong! You are the weakest link. Goodbye. They've come a long way from...
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John Rupp
johnlvs2run
Mar 13, 2002 8:33 pm
... Good quotation. A great example that being afraid of your own shadow can be fatal. Here is another quotation that I like: "Ignore the 'lookout, you will...
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tetsujin87@...
tetsujin87
Mar 14, 2002 6:31 am
March 13, 2002 http://www.insidetri.com/news/fea/831.0.html LONDON -- Marc Ruhe, from the tiny alpine principality of Liechtenstein, is multisports' first...
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duckfeetbilly
Mar 18, 2002 3:37 am
... contains a ... all ... forum's ... You do seem to have a point. When a shoddy discovers after a period of wearing sandals or moccasins that his feet are...
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traveler709
Mar 22, 2002 3:11 am
I hope this reaches everyone in good spirits! I'm only around every now and then, so I don't read all the discussions that goes on. I do have one "concern"...
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tim
tarsarma
Mar 23, 2002 5:37 am
Maybe you could look for one of those hippy stands that braid your hair and get your foot done. Who knows maybe it will catch on. Failing that I think you can...
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Chad Schraufnagel
schrauf
Mar 23, 2002 4:31 pm
You may be able to fasten the timing chip onto a velcro strap around your ankle. Some races already have chips that attach like this. You don't notice it...
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John Rupp
johnlvs2run
Mar 23, 2002 6:26 pm
Can't you just wear it on your shorts? It seems like you could, other wise someone kicking it in at the end with a high back kick would be missed, even wearing...
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tetsujin87@...
tetsujin87
Mar 23, 2002 11:25 pm
Chip timed triathlons use velcro ankle straps. Beg or buy one to keep for barefoot running too. jon g....
