Ugh, I hear you. Finally got a long run in yesterday. I'm pleased to report the feet got back in the saddle as if they were never off the barefoot horse. That...
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Wendy Nail
wendynail2
Mar 1, 2010 2:04 pm
Woo-Hoo! Good job!   Wendy ________________________________ From: Jan Hetherington <jan@...> To: RunningBarefoot@yahoogroups.com ...
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Andrew Hull
andrewmhull
Mar 1, 2010 2:04 pm
I've spent the winter looking for cities with a good financial sector to work in that have an average low in winter above 36 degrees :)...
Hey all, Thought I would share this photo of my friends daughter http://tinyurl.com/yldgtuv This was taken during the Olympic Hockey Gold Medal Round (yeah...
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mightymait
Mar 1, 2010 6:30 pm
Happy Monday, Last night, a friend asked if I'd seen the recent article about barefooting in our local daily, The Santa Cruz Sentinel. I'd managed to miss it,...
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Ryan W
ardydub
Mar 1, 2010 7:27 pm
Jones: Don't be concerned about the distance of your strides. It all depends on how fast you are going. If you are running in place, the distance is zero! If...
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Ryan W
ardydub
Mar 1, 2010 7:29 pm
Here is a very simple, effective exercise to help tired/sore shoulders and rounded upper back issues (full credit to Pete Egoscue and his "Pain-Free" books and...
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Ryan W
ardydub
Mar 1, 2010 7:50 pm
FYI: There are other variations of twins. My wife and I are the parents of identical twins. We learned there are other ways of "twinning";. One egg can divide...
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Ryan W
ardydub
Mar 1, 2010 7:51 pm
Hola Nano! I wonder if dogs ever hurt their feet stepping on pebbles!? Ryan...
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Ryan W
ardydub
Mar 1, 2010 7:54 pm
Hola Nano! I wonder if dogs ever hurt their feet stepping on pebbles!? Ryan...
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Ryan W
ardydub
Mar 1, 2010 8:16 pm
Hola, Jotaca! If you are running barefoot (no shoes at all!) then the life your VFFs will be decades, centuries, or longer!! ;) If you running in your VFFs,...
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Jan Hetherington
feldyjan
Mar 1, 2010 8:29 pm
Without doing the maths, not sure about the relative weight landing on each foot ...... They also only walk/run on their toes. And yes, they can cut their feet...
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Andrew Hull
andrewmhull
Mar 1, 2010 8:42 pm
I signed up for it and am planning on running it barefoot. Anyone else interested? Likely to sign up?...
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JamesP
jammicpai
Mar 1, 2010 8:49 pm
Where do we humans fit in this spectrum? Love to hear from barefoot (or other) scientists. jim ... Bigger Animals Keep a Stiff Lower Foot A study in the...
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Gordon
gajslk
Mar 1, 2010 8:57 pm
I always wondered about the term 'kissing cousins', but now with your example of non-kissing cousins, it all becomes clear... Gordon...
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Owen McCall
owenmccall1
Mar 1, 2010 9:49 pm
An egg can divide? Now, that I did not know! That makes sense. An individual gets 50% of their genes (not EXACTLY, but lets not be too anal retentive here)...
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Barefoot Ken Bob Saxton
runbarefoot
Mar 1, 2010 10:04 pm
Just off the top of my head... Dogs relax their joints allowing them to flex, and act as springs. This reduces the pressure when stepping on a stone. Same...
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ross alloway
murthlyhours
Mar 2, 2010 1:08 am
Generally positive about BF, but in my experience there are few BF runners in the UK. The comments, I think, are indicative of the general view. I've never...
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Jania Kietzmann
justjania
Mar 2, 2010 6:29 am
I don't know about pebbles, but I know I"ve seen my dog and cat limping, carrying their paw in the air because of a sticker they couldn't get out, until I got...
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chua w.tiong
jonestation
Mar 2, 2010 7:02 am
Ryan; Thanks for the exercise tip. Just sign up for the marathon, hehe.. http://www.penangmarathon.gov.my/portal/ , now i am commited to proper train. Chua. ...
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shoelessly2
Mar 2, 2010 7:40 am
Here's a collection of barefoot-related links. The first 5 have to do with barefoot walking or barefoot hiking, and the last 5 have to do with barefoot...
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collins.darron
Mar 2, 2010 2:20 pm
OK, so about a month ago I tried a pair of five fingers for the first time - ran a nice, gentle three miles. The next day, my calves were KILLING me so I...
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Andrew Hull
andrewmhull
Mar 2, 2010 2:36 pm
I had this same problem. One podiatrist said "developing a stress fracture", which is BS. Took an X-ray, there was nothing. Went to a better podiatrist and...
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chua w.tiong
jonestation
Mar 2, 2010 2:55 pm
i played basketball for almost 20 years, as "forward", and doing about 40 toe/calve raise regulary, plus 200 rope skipping. Sometimes i do frog jump circling...
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Owen McCall
owenmccall1
Mar 2, 2010 3:36 pm
I never cease to be amazed by regular shod runners who would never think of letting their running shoes accumulate too many miles on them for fear of risking...
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Andrew Hull
andrewmhull
Mar 2, 2010 4:20 pm
Roughly in agreement here. Once your feet are strong, your form is second nature, you can run in anything you want. At that point, I'd highly doubt you WANT...
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collins.darron
Mar 2, 2010 4:46 pm
Great-thanks for your thoughts! Again, my immediate worry is the potential fracture on my left foot - going to see someone in an hour and will report back. My...
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Owen McCall
owenmccall1
Mar 2, 2010 4:48 pm
Never WANT to but when it gets COLD enough..........................
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Jan Hetherington
feldyjan
Mar 2, 2010 5:04 pm
Makes sense to me -- but then again I'm doing a "parallel transition" -- Barefoot for shorter distances ...... until ....... my feet can go longer, VFF for...
