http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/01/sports/othersports/01marathon.html?hp "But for competitors who use music as a motivational tool while training and competing,...
I suspect that one of many ways that "good" shoes could cause injuries is that when a new runner or a runner who is starting back after a long layoff begins...
Hi Ed, I'm glad to know that I'm not the only barefoot runner in the Boston area! I live in Cambridge and typically run on the Minuteman trail or around the...
I agree with Barefoot Ken Bob. I like to use ALL of my senses while running. It seems as though anything we do in attempts to make running more "bare"-able,...
I usually dance WITH music...it seems better that way. BFT -- One foot at a time. One sole at a time. One hell of a good time. Barefoot Ted's Adventures ...
Nothing wrong with music, except when it blocks our perception of what's going on around us, while running in a crowd of tens of thousands of other runners, or...
... Same here. I see so many runners all the time but I've never seen another barefoot one. :-) I too live in Cambridge (near Kendall) and I do most of my...
Karin! Your mention of your first BF marathon is so subdued! Yell it out! Wooo Hoooooo! Way to go!! That's a milestone many of us are still just dreaming...
Full report posted on RunningBarefoot.org at: Grand Rapids Marathon (2007 October 28) Karin <http://runningbarefoot.org/?p=1012> Have fun, -barefoot ken bob ...
Shoeless in Seattle! Last Tuesday found me up in Seattle with some time on my hands, so I changed into my comfort clothes and went out for a run along the ...
Congrats Karin!!! Great story and accomplishment. Jamie ... mid 30's - my feet actually got hot. My hands were cold but everything else was nice and warm. I...
... I figured that in the case of the skinny guy who doesn't run, his body, when deprived of physical exertion, has to muster other involuntary physiological ...
Hey Ted, Ryan, and others interested in minimalist trail shoes, Nike make huaraches too: http://www.nicekicks.com/new-nike-huarache-court-force-highs/ So bad...
Here in Holland it's getting colder and wetter, so - although I regret it - someday in the near future I will need shoes, so does anybody of you barefeeters...
me too yuck but not surprising from a company that thinks they can make a shoe better than bare feet. :-) I wish it had been trademarked by the Tamahumara...
Sounds like you had a good time running in Seattle. I once visited Seattle and Vancouver many years ago and it was very beautiful in the summertime. I just...
Catch a LIVE interview with Barefoot Rick on FOX NEWS at 6:48 p.m. Eastern, 5:48 p.m. Central on Saturday 11/2. Rick will be talking about his 50th marathon on...
George, I have never seen them, but based on internet information I see that the forefoot is about on the same level as the heel (because of the lugs,...
My main concern with any shoe in the winter is will I be more likely to slip and fall than with no shoe. I know at some point I need a shoe when the temps drop...
Hi Pieter, ... Now let's look at my selfmade-shoes ;) 1. Yes 2. Yes 3. Yes 4. Yes (not waterproof, but the leather is very very fast drying, and if you don't...
I'm almost a barefoot runner. Because I'm diabetic I need to watch out for foot abrasions, so I use the Vibram FiveFingers "shoes." They are basically a...