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...
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...
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...
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...
... 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...
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...
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...
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...
... 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...
Excellent article on running barefoot by Michael Warburton: http://www.sportsci.org/jour/0103/mw.htm ... Well-known international athletes have successfully...
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...
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...
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...
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 ...
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...
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...
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...
... 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...
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....
... 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...
... 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...
... 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...
... 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...
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...
... 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...
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"...
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...
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...
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...
