Sometimes, I have the flip flops with me so maybe you are right and that satisfies them........I think it just depends on who sees you and what their personal...
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Barefoot Rick
rroeber
Sep 2, 2008 2:37 am
Not much reading, but several pics! BR's Heart of America Marathon Report - September 1, 2008 Hebrews 10:36 - For you have need of endurance, so that when you...
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ann parker
arparker50
Sep 2, 2008 2:06 pm
BR, WOW is all I can think of to say. Thanks for sharing the pics. ... From: Barefoot Rick <barefootrick@...> Subject: [RunningBarefoot] BR's...
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Jon
jonmhayden
Sep 2, 2008 2:35 pm
Hi, I've been transitioning to barefoot running for a few months now and thought I'd give an update on how I'm doing. And maybe get some tips on problems I've...
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victoriapatt@...
vpat99
Sep 2, 2008 2:36 pm
Great video, Rick....way to go! Victoria...
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Ashish Mukharji
mukharji_ashish
Sep 2, 2008 3:54 pm
3 miles of gravel? Ouch! -unshod ashish...
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nanopiesnegros
Sep 2, 2008 4:38 pm
Great video Rick. You`ve ran many marathons, but still,... wow!!! ... have...
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Ryan - Barefoot in Va...
ardydub
Sep 2, 2008 6:15 pm
What a heart-tugging, warm fuzzy report! A stellar performance for a stellar cause. Way to go!! I noticed some guy limping in the background, around the 38...
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Barefoot Ted
barefoot_ted
Sep 2, 2008 7:00 pm
Dude!!! Did they add the rocks this year? BFT On Tue, Sep 2, 2008 at 11:15 AM, Ryan - Barefoot in Vancouver ... -- One foot at a time. One sole at a time. One...
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Barefoot Rick Roeber
rroeber
Sep 2, 2008 7:27 pm
Nope, the gravel has been there every year. Of the 4 times I have ran it barefoot, I just slow down on that part. This year, I was running an 8:25 pace when I...
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shoelessly2
Sep 2, 2008 8:12 pm
...even as a fighter pilot during WWII! http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/1239976...
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Barefoot Rick
rroeber
Sep 2, 2008 8:58 pm
Ryan - Of about 150 registered and starting, 30 or 40 DNFed. It was a brutally hot day with lots of folks stiffening up from lactic acid build up. I have never...
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Barefoot Rick
rroeber
Sep 2, 2008 9:00 pm
Thanks Victoria. Glad the Free Wheelchair Mission got some press....
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Barefoot Rick
rroeber
Sep 2, 2008 9:01 pm
Thanks Ann! It was a tough day, but rewarding to be done! ... 9/1/2008 ... have done...
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Barefoot Rick
rroeber
Sep 2, 2008 9:02 pm
Inch by inch ... it's a cinch! Just took it SLOW!...
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Barefoot Rick
rroeber
Sep 2, 2008 9:03 pm
That is the toughest marathon course I've ran, but I still keep coming back after 6 times!!...
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Sharon
sayheysharon
Sep 2, 2008 9:17 pm
Hi, another newbie update on my progress and setbacks. I wrote several weeks ago that around the end of July, I'd gotten a splinter in my heel and suffered a...
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Nick L.
nyparamedic
Sep 2, 2008 9:43 pm
... Yeah, it's worth the battle, but strategy is key. I would debate the positive points of barefoot walking and running with management. Maybe ask for a...
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James E. OBrien Jr
barefootdead...
Sep 3, 2008 4:52 am
The proper response is NO!!!and 'How dare you try to run my life!!' and I'm pagan and you're violating my religious freedom! the only reason assholes like that...
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mizzzkittykat
Sep 3, 2008 2:19 pm
... feet. ... As a kid, I used to run over river rocks with no issues, however, a few years ago I tried to run down to the lake from my parents home and ...
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mizzzkittykat
Sep 3, 2008 2:39 pm
... heel and ... sprain caused ... week and ... cause any ... a lot ... after. I've ... every other ... just stays ... in the ... running? ... running ... ...
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Paul L
hewlettp2
Sep 3, 2008 6:25 pm
... Be patient. Practice practice practice... You're not alone in thinking that it's hard, but at the same time, it's not impossible. It's a skill that humans ...
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Oerloper
kerkhoven
Sep 3, 2008 7:29 pm
I also learned first to walk on those kind of surfaces and that took at least 6 weeks, really just walking all the time, but that was in summertime and I was...
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Larry
larrymiq
Sep 3, 2008 7:43 pm
Hi Jon, I just finished a trail race that I do once a year barefoot. Its the Mt. Baldy trail race run to the top, up 8 miles, about a 4,000 foot elevation...
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Jon
jonmhayden
Sep 3, 2008 9:18 pm
All, Thanks for all the great replys. It's good to see that it's difficult for a lot of barefooters. I'll just keep practicing and practicing. I'll try that...
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Mike Rose
mrose55
Sep 3, 2008 9:33 pm
Jon, You might also try just biting off a small bit at a time. I mean: try running only about 1/2 mile on the rough surface the first few times, then 1 mile, 1...
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Jon
jonmhayden
Sep 3, 2008 10:34 pm
Yeah...I learned my lesson :) ... try running only about 1/2 mile on the rough surface the first few times, then 1 mile, 1 1/2, 2, etc. until you are able to...
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trikarin
Sep 8, 2008 10:04 am
In searching for assistance on poison ivy & the barefoot runner, I mentioned that I was doing Dances with Dirt. Here is the race report on the event: This is...
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purps_ky
Sep 8, 2008 1:14 pm
I'm sad. I worked my way up to running ~8 miles of a 13.1 race this spring, but an old Morton's Neuroma problem has flared up and I can't seem to shake it....
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Nate Polaske
tiggermaxcocoa
Sep 8, 2008 3:18 pm
Hi, My mom had a neuroma but hasn't had a problem for a while now. It started after she ran her first half marathon. She used Yoga Toes a lot, and iced her...
