Hi Barefoot running friends, I did it! Apologies for the delay, this was written using an AZERTY keyboard. The Lyon Marathon turned out to be a great choice...
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Yanni, Terrific acheivement and excellent story to read! Thanks for sharing. I like the 5k buffet idea, may be a way to get my son to start running. take care,...
Absolutely, the most important part is that you don't get discouraged from this soreness. Most people might go barefoot and feel this pain, and think that...
Excellent job and excellent report Yanni, how do the feet feel after the first barefoot marathon? Julian ... Excellent job and excellent report Yanni, how do...
I've been focusing on cadence and form. Speed is secondary. But last year I was running a slow 12 or 14 minute mile. Today I ran segments that included a half...
Wonderful report Yanni, Thanks for sharing and congratulations again. http://runningbarefoot.org/?name=LyonMarathon2007Papastavrou Have fun, -barefoot ken bob...
The difference in times is because, after the starting gun was fired, it took about 3 minutes for Yanni to get to the start line. The longer time is from the...
... Right afterwards, they felt tender and I appreciated wearing shoes; the following day they were fine. Reminded me how they used to feel when I first...
Hi, again! I want to thank everyone who responded to my into last week. Your words of encouragement and advice meant a lot to me. Everyone who told me to slow...
Inspiring, Richard! As a new barefooter, I've swallowed my pride and taken a huge hit in speed (down to 12+mm from 8.5). Your progress gives me hope. Keep...
Way to go Alice! Doesn't that feel awesome?! Keep up the good work and keep it slow and steady. Soon enough you'll be picking up speed without even trying and...
Yanni! Great race report and awesome job!! I'm coming up on my first 'official' 5k at the Race For The Cure. Someday I hope I'll be where you are!! Kristyan ...
Good day all, I've come to realize that I have a case of Achilles Tendonitis based on my own research online. I thought I was suffering from PF, but realized...
killing me. I love running barefoot though. I never liked "jogging". barefoot running seems so peaceful and light, but later in the day i'm hurting and by...
Well if you just started running barefoot 2 1/2 weeks ago, and you have run barefoot daily for 12 days, I would say you might need to take at least every other...
After years of wearing shoes, this is not uncommon. Nearly all shoes have high heels. This allows the achilles tendons to shorten over time. As soon as we...
Hi Yanni, What a great race, and what a great report!. Congratulations! In enjoyed reading it very much. Peter ... Hi Yanni, What a great race, and what a...
Hello Victor, I have had achilles troubles for 3 years now. In my case the cause was too much and to hard training. I injured my achilles tendons, and did not...
Victor, Achilles issues are easy to treat in my experience. The key is to stretch and build eccentric muscle strength in the calf muscles -- the soleus and...
Thank you so much Richard! Excellent advice and I do plan on following it. Victor ... is ... - ... issues ... of ... a ... reason. ... When you ... to ... ...
Thank you Pieter and to everyone else that offered advice. I realize I probably shouldn't be thanking everyone individually like this and clogging up the...
That's OK Victor. Fortunately, most achilles problems will heal well, provided you don't overdo things. So don't do what I did - run a 10K with sore achilles ...
Hi all, Here's just a thought, with no expertise behind it... I was just goofing around on my treadmill, doing a bit of running. After yesterday's victory, my...
