... Ken - what are your thoughts on this? I'm interested because I've not heard of this before, and my assumption was that my feet should be a hip's width...
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yannipapastavrou
yannipapasta...
Apr 1, 2006 9:16 am
I try to run in this manner. I place my feet one in front of another such that my footprints are co-linear. This minimises sideways movement of the body that...
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Richard Geller
rgeller3403
Apr 1, 2006 3:23 pm
I find what makes my feet most sensitive is running in damp or wet ground with lots of gravel sand and rocks. For some reason that creates a kind of heat that...
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Richard Geller
rgeller3403
Apr 1, 2006 3:25 pm
What a wonderful picture and description. Thanks for posting it. Is your foot pointed outwards or is that just a trick o' the camera? --Richard...
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Lauren
gymn010
Apr 1, 2006 5:10 pm
My husband (shod runner) is considering running barefoot (hooray! away from the dark side!) and is thinking about using the Vibram Five Finger shoes as a...
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Richard Geller
rgeller3403
Apr 1, 2006 10:44 pm
I have to report that on my latest run EVERYTHING clicked and I realize that what I had stopped doing was adducting. The adductors are the muscles that pull...
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Ken Bob Saxton
runbarefoot
Apr 1, 2006 11:11 pm
I have always encouraged "running on a line". In fact, last time Preston visited, he questioned me about this, so I told him to run down the beach as fast as...
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Ken Bob Saxton
runbarefoot
Apr 1, 2006 11:22 pm
As another full-time barefooter, I have had similar experiences as Efrem. Sometimes, and I realize that this is almost blasphemy coming from me, some nice soft...
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Ken Bob Saxton
runbarefoot
Apr 1, 2006 11:26 pm
Here's a picture of her from a few years ago. http://tinyurl.com/pcjj9 http://www.runningbarefoot.org/? name=CapesYoungZolaStunsSeniorRunners2003May6Sadler ...
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Tom Lusch
tomlusch
Apr 2, 2006 12:24 am
It has been a very long while since I posted here, and for that matter quite a while since I've visited this forum. Life has been extremely busy for me, plus...
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dwrightiii2001
Apr 2, 2006 1:31 am
Great job, Tom! That's quite a testimonial to perseverance and common sense, thanks for telling us about it. It was a nice news story, too - though it did get...
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Richard Geller
rgeller3403
Apr 2, 2006 3:59 am
Wonderful story, Tom, glad you are back to posting. --Richard...
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Richard Geller
rgeller3403
Apr 2, 2006 4:17 am
We went to a little dinner party and when we arrived at our friends' house, I realized that I had forgotten my shoes. Had a lovely time. --Richard...
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mark_langley
Apr 2, 2006 6:46 am
Interesting that you should be wondering about that, too... What I've been doing over the winter was trying to increase my aerobic capacity and running...
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Billy at Comcast
duckfeetbilly
Apr 2, 2006 7:21 am
<<< ...in fact, its against california state high school (CIF) rules, and the local kid track league to run barefoot in a track meet. if you did, you'd be...
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bboardflier
Apr 2, 2006 5:32 pm
This past Thursday I was 45 minutes into a barefoot skateboard "skogging"; session (Skateboard Jogging, without any joint jogging) when on a moderate uphill...
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bboardflier
Apr 2, 2006 5:46 pm
... matter quite a while since ... Hey Tom-, It's been a while for me too, and I only read your post after I wrote about my calf injury! It's good to hear...
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Donna Perrin
midd46vt
Apr 2, 2006 5:49 pm
Wow. I have never had a cramp like that. I hope you never have another one from the sounds of it. Here's wishing you a speedy recovery. Glad it isn't anything...
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kennethdkatztoxdoc
kennethdkatz...
Apr 2, 2006 5:50 pm
How old are you? A very common scenario is a torn plantaris muscle, which is a very tiny muscle controlling plantar flexion (stepping on the gas motion). It...
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Ken Bob Saxton
runbarefoot
Apr 2, 2006 6:11 pm
Not unlike the calf cramp I experienced in the Boston Marathon in 2004, at mile 15 at 86 degrees F. Since I had felt minor cramps before, I sensed it coming,...
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kennethdkatztoxdoc
kennethdkatz...
Apr 2, 2006 6:15 pm
Just a couple of experiences with falling sensation/tension thus far as being a relative newcomer to barefoot.. I have been really trying to feel like I am...
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Mikael Atkinson
unipsycho6
Apr 2, 2006 6:52 pm
... I'm not completely sure what you mean by that, but the way I do it is just let yourself fall forwards and bring your foot directly underneath you to catch...
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kennethdkatztoxdoc
kennethdkatz...
Apr 2, 2006 8:19 pm
Thanks for the tips... Seems like the huge undercurrent is relaxation, which, I think for us type A personalities, is admittedly hard. But I am going to try ...
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kennethdkatztoxdoc
kennethdkatz...
Apr 2, 2006 9:09 pm
One other question: if I am NOT experiencing calf/achilles/foot problems and seemingly relaxed in the rest of my lower extremities-- does that imply I am NOT...
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Richard Geller
rgeller3403
Apr 2, 2006 9:20 pm
I played a set today barefoot. Other than embarrassing my son a little, it was fun. My ankles had a workout. I maintained the running posture most of the time...
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bboardflier
Apr 2, 2006 9:31 pm
... I will turn 53 in a few months. I probably threw you off with the bladder situation. In my case, the prostate's fine, actually on the small side, been...
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kennethdkatztoxdoc
kennethdkatz...
Apr 2, 2006 10:48 pm
Got it... sorry about the heel inserts....what was i thinking! Sounds like 1 or 2 of those possibilites was it---either way, a little TLC/active rest (light...
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harrish_shetty
Apr 3, 2006 12:49 am
Hi, Ran barefoot on the Rancho-sanantonio wet and muddy trail, Big mistake, I guess I got carried away after my succcessfull 5 mile run barefoot, I have...
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bboardflier
Apr 3, 2006 12:55 am
... The people who need the regimen to regain their health for the most part never did and never will have the motivation. I became an avid barefooter at 15,...
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Ken Bob Saxton
runbarefoot
Apr 3, 2006 2:57 am
While a lot of shock reduction is provided by landing ball of foot first, under the body, relaxing the calves so the heels come down second, I think the...
