It feels weird at first, as did landing on a bent knee(for me). If you catch a glimpse of yourself in a store window you'll notice that your walk looks pretty...
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exjfn
May 1, 2009 1:57 pm
It's May, and the start of Ken Bob's "Merry Month of Marathons." Good luck to Ken Bob, who'll be running back-to-back marathons this weekend at Palos Verdes...
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arhafner83
May 1, 2009 2:12 pm
The book "8 Steps to a Pain-Free Back" by Esther Gokhale has a good section on walking form (the whole book is about good posture and is based on the...
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exjfn
May 1, 2009 2:35 pm
Starting next Monday, May 4th, Tim Bourassa plans to run 138 miles in four days across the State of Massachusetts in order to raise money for the National Down...
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Owen McCall
owenmccall1
May 1, 2009 2:40 pm
Here is Esther Gokhale's advice on barefooting, from the book you mention: "......it is never advisable to go barefoot for any length of time on hard surfaces...
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Ken Bob Saxton
runbarefoot
May 1, 2009 2:52 pm
Follow the "Buy from Amazon" link at: http://runningbarefoot.org/?p=859 <http://runningbarefoot.org/?p=859> and scroll down to: "Customers Who Bought This Item...
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Ryan - Barefoot in Va...
ardydub
May 1, 2009 3:55 pm
I'm glad Gordon mentioned this. I had the exact same experience. When I was first trying to overcome my PF and adjust to the new stretching of my Achilles...
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Oerloper
kerkhoven
May 1, 2009 5:02 pm
I made an interesting experience: on vacation here on the Isle of Foehr in Germany, a friend of mine asked me to teach him how to run. He had just started to...
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Tamara Gerken
tjrunsbarefoot
May 1, 2009 5:12 pm
Excellent topic. I can check my training log for you, but I posted elsewhere that I noticed the same thing. When I ran BF versus shod, my heart rate lowered...
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thinnmann
May 1, 2009 5:20 pm
I think heart rate is lower barefoot because one tends to run more efficiently & relaxed when barefoot, there is less weight to carry forward with each leg...
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Tamara Gerken
tjrunsbarefoot
May 1, 2009 5:31 pm
That's exactly what I have found too. This test should be done running the same route at the same rate of speed. Any other suggestions? TJ ... From:...
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Ken Bob Saxton
runbarefoot
May 1, 2009 5:41 pm
That depends on if he was already warmed up when he last checked his heart rate while shod. After warm-up, running becomes easier, uses less energy, etc.....
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Pete Riley
thepeteriley
May 1, 2009 5:49 pm
I was part of a barefoot running study at SDSU (in fact it was what 'converted' me to chi/pose/barefoot style of running). The PI didn't find any obvious...
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Tamara Gerken
tjrunsbarefoot
May 1, 2009 6:54 pm
Does the article mention that the tests were run on a treadmill? The excerpt you pasted below does not mention the word treadmill, unless I misread it. When...
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Gene Gugliotta
thinnmann
May 1, 2009 7:05 pm
FYI ... Subject: Marathon Research Date: Sun, 26 Apr 2009 22:10:10 -0400 From: Elizabeth A. Loughren <eloughre@...> Reply-To: eloughren@... CC:...
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Jonathan Peele
jonp382
May 1, 2009 7:26 pm
Hello, I want to run barefoot and have health strong feet and posture! Unfortunately, I have had chronic feet problems and do not have very strong healthy...
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staciesauber
May 1, 2009 7:49 pm
Are you talking about the small mark above the middle toe?? I had something similar a little further down that had a bit of tenderness when you touched...
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Antony
sabretoothed
May 1, 2009 10:00 pm
Are there 3 arches in the foot, wow, maybe under a toe? ... From: Owen McCall To: RunningBarefoot@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, May 02, 2009 12:40 AM ...
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Pete Riley
thepeteriley
May 1, 2009 10:07 pm
Hi Tamara: Yes, the tests were all done on a treadmill - it would be tough to measure my Vo2max while running through a canyon! We were tested under as...
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Pete Riley
thepeteriley
May 1, 2009 10:19 pm
I was hoping someone might have gone through a similar problem and could advice. I've been working with chronic achilles tendonitis for 2.5 years now. I do ...
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Nate Polaske
tiggermaxcocoa
May 1, 2009 10:39 pm
I have a lot of experience with chronic tendon injuries. When you have "tendonitis" for a long time, it's probably not tendonitis anymore, but rather a...
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Tamara Gerken
tjrunsbarefoot
May 1, 2009 10:57 pm
Pete, #13? You mean haze like LA? So sad. It would be hard to measure your Vo2max through all that haze. Just kidding. What about a heart rate monitor?...
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Antony
sabretoothed
May 1, 2009 11:15 pm
The problem with smog is not what you can see its the things you can't see, small particles going into the blood stream and start effecting the heart tissue....
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Antony
sabretoothed
May 1, 2009 11:18 pm
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/03/090312205224.htm maybe its mask time lol! ... From: Tamara Gerken To: RunningBarefoot@yahoogroups.com Sent:...
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Antony
sabretoothed
May 1, 2009 11:20 pm
Here's a new one http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090429131158.htm ... No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com ...
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Ryan - Barefoot in Va...
ardydub
May 1, 2009 11:51 pm
The other day I took some pictures of two of my favorite running routes, just to share what its like running up here in the great Northwest. You can see them...
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Scott Hulseapple
smhulseapple
May 2, 2009 12:54 am
Quite frankly, I'd be more afraid of running on a "nice-manicured" golf coarse than running on asphalt. Asphalt is made of tar - a natural petroleum...
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Scott Hulseapple
smhulseapple
May 2, 2009 1:06 am
Ahhh, but what about hydroxyl acid? From: Mike Rose Sent: Wednesday, April 29, 2009 10:19 AM To: RunningBarefoot@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [RunningBarefoot]...
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TigerPaw
ictigers
May 2, 2009 2:05 am
Great photos. I like running by a river as well. I don't have my own photos but I run here: http://www.rivertrail.org/ We have very nice running trails. I also...
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arhafner83
May 2, 2009 2:40 am
You're right, I should have put in a disclaimer about that page! However, if you look at the pictures of people walking etc. that are shown as good examples,...
