Have you seen the article in Men's Health Magazine (August, I think) about the Tarahumara (sp) Indians in Mexico who have been historically long distance...
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Noah
triphyophyllum
Sep 1, 2006 3:17 pm
I came across this in the morning cartoons in my paper (Ventura County Star): ...
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Richard Geller
rgeller3403
Sep 1, 2006 3:25 pm
Jamie, I have had a very similar experience. The third parties have been helpful but nothing lasting. My own training and body work has been 95% of the...
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Robert Harvey
gwenjir8126
Sep 1, 2006 3:32 pm
I"m still a newbie and have been learning a lot since joining this site. I have been experiencing the craving to get out of my footware, especially at home:)...
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Ken Bob Saxton
runbarefoot
Sep 1, 2006 3:57 pm
I think it is normal to feel pains and other new sensations when begining to exercise parts of our body which haven't been allowed to exercise for years. Your...
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Ken Bob Saxton
runbarefoot
Sep 1, 2006 4:02 pm
In this case, they really did use the word "Jogger" correctly! Have fun, -barefoot ken bob ... ...
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Ken Bob Saxton
runbarefoot
Sep 1, 2006 4:21 pm
I also experience some ankle pains occassionally, which make it feel like I'm walking on a sprained ankle. It varies from my right foot to my left foot. So I...
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Ken Bob Saxton
runbarefoot
Sep 1, 2006 4:46 pm
The only luck involved, in my case, and I suspect in many other cases, is that I was lucky enough to spend a lot of time barefoot as a child. Having grown up...
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Brett Williams
barefoot_bmw
Sep 1, 2006 4:59 pm
Heheh, I forgot to share a funny along these lines! One hot Saturday afternoon, I was running along a relatively quiet street in a business area. The few...
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Patrick Mahoney
eventide139
Sep 1, 2006 5:07 pm
... Thanks. The article is, I believe, titled "The Men Who Live Forever" by Christopher McDougall and appears on page 180-187 of the July/August Men's Health...
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Kristyan Williams
chocolate_kakes
Sep 1, 2006 5:31 pm
I've been living barefoot (or flat woven flipflopped) for months now. I finally just boycotted all my other shoes-hallelujah! I wear my simple flip flops to...
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Jamie
giant_rider
Sep 1, 2006 7:19 pm
I stand corrected! :) So Ken, when you transitioned into barefoot running, had you already put in many years (you alluded to your youth) of listening to your ...
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Barefoot Ted
wildmountain...
Sep 1, 2006 11:09 pm
Howdy Folks Some of my friends from Wild Mountain Runner Club and Hansen Dam Runners are having a 10 Mile Cross Country run on Sept. 24th. For a $20 donation,...
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Ryan - Barefoot in Va...
ardydub
Sep 2, 2006 12:10 am
I can't help myself! I had to throw in a story I heard that relates so well to this topic. I hope its not too far off the barefoot running concepts here! Two...
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Ryan - Barefoot in Va...
ardydub
Sep 2, 2006 12:25 am
Hi, Maria! You need to train your dog to heel next to you on a leash. Dogs instinctively want to pull from their shoulders. A typical collar with a longer...
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Ryan - Barefoot in Va...
ardydub
Sep 2, 2006 12:29 am
Oh, one other trick to successful dog walking/running. Some dogs just won't pay attention to the leash and collar around their neck. One trick to get their...
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Ryan - Barefoot in Va...
ardydub
Sep 2, 2006 12:35 am
I was running one time and an acquaintence of mine started to drive past, then slammed on his brakes when he recognized me. He rolled down his window and...
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Maria Lewis
mariabl
Sep 2, 2006 2:11 am
Oh she never pulls, I have never let her. I have always used a gentle leader with her (ie a head harness). She is good when we go walking, she walks on my...
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suprbrian
Sep 2, 2006 4:00 am
I disagree with the notion of walking ball-heel-ball as you would do during running. Walking is not running; these are two distinctly different forms of gait....
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michae legault
heymichae
Sep 2, 2006 4:10 am
i notice that when i am walking with upright posture, spine stretched downward at the lower part, and upward at the upper part, i can't help it but to land on...
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suprbrian
Sep 2, 2006 4:34 am
If I understand what you're describing, you're creating a hyperlordosis. I just tried it right now and, yes, it does cause you to land on the balls of your...
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Richard Geller
rgeller3403
Sep 2, 2006 1:24 pm
it isn't so that Morton's Foot is as common as this. According to Clair Davies, author of Trigger Point Therapy Work Book, it's not the second toe that has to...
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Richard Geller
rgeller3403
Sep 2, 2006 1:25 pm
it isn't so that Morton's Foot is as common as this. According to Clair Davies, author of Trigger Point Therapy Work Book, it's not the second toe that has to...
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Ken Bob Saxton
runbarefoot
Sep 2, 2006 1:25 pm
One of my running partners once asked me if I thought I was in the "mainstream"? Gee, I hope not! If we aim for normal, would we be better off if we suceed, or...
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Ken Bob Saxton
runbarefoot
Sep 2, 2006 1:37 pm
Herman sometimes does the same thing. When we first start, however, once he realizes he is going for a "run", he gets this focus, like an athlete, and it's...
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Ken Bob Saxton
runbarefoot
Sep 2, 2006 1:38 pm
Some of us who go barefoot full-time have come to ball-heel-ball walking, through experience. Heel landings don't work, and often cause chronic pains, like...
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Maria Lewis
mariabl
Sep 2, 2006 2:02 pm
Come to think of it it does seem to be everytime we are on our way home that it happens. Maria...
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Ken Bob Saxton
runbarefoot
Sep 2, 2006 2:05 pm
In that case, it looks like I may even have a slight case of Morton's foot. Which means at least one more person than I thought has it. The end of my toes, on...
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Maria Lewis
mariabl
Sep 2, 2006 2:15 pm
I can't seem to walk ball-heel-ball. It causes me to get blisters. I some home must be rubbing or something. Then again I just started the whole thing so I am...
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Maria Lewis
mariabl
Sep 2, 2006 2:41 pm
I still can not bend my toes without pain and even then they are barely bending, nor can I even spread them. It doesn't hurt when I walk or run. When I took a...
