... (Interestingly I did injure the 3rd/4th finger metacarpal (knuckle) joints from clapping probably pretty continuously for 2.5 - 3 hours, & was unable to...
Jan, Â Sorry you had to back out of your race, I know how frustrating that is! Â I had calf issues when I first started in VFFs and then had a bad calf pull...
Has anyone here taken the RRCA running coach certification class? I'm thinking about taking it so I can start coaching beginning runners and help military...
Wendy, I had signed up to take it last year, but then something came up and couldn't. A friend of mine took it in my place...he enjoyed it, but in all...
Hi there, I've been troubled for some time with cracked soles and heels. Is there something that has worked for you? I would much appreciate advice. When I go...
Honestly, pee on them in the shower. If that grosses you out then find a lotion with high UREA content and use it frequently. I had some minor heel cracking...
 Well, the piece of paper is mostly what I'm looking for. It is hard to get people to listen to you unless you have some kind of proof of being part of a...
 Cracked heels are from a build up of dead skin, you need to use a pumice stone at the end of your shower and start scrubbing off the excess. The pee idea,...
I did a high school cross country coaching clinic for $50... which included lunch... it was waaaaaaaaaaaayyy informative... I had to take a "coaching...
... OIn my opinion, high heals are far more dangerous then bare feet, More people twist their ankles losing their balance on high healed footwear, I'v seen it...
HI, First off, there is NO law against barefeet. Police can NOT stop you for it, and they certainly can NOT harass you for it. Sounds like the Police stepped...
My name is Sherry. I live in Vancouver, WA and I'll see if I can't make the run in Tigard too. I'm new to barefoot running. I've been running in Vibrams a...
Hello, I just joined this group today, I found out about it through the primalfoot allegiance, I am a barefooter, I live barefoot as much as I can, though I...
Hi Jan, First of all, the front runners have been wearing flats for a very long time, so that hasn't really changed much. Secondly, RELAX those calves, which...
Have you ever checked out the certifications that Pose method folks are doing? http://www.posetech.com/ (Unfortunately their website seems too busy. So you...
I've used these arguments for decades... However, I'm not willing to sacrifice myself to injury to prove my point. Instead, if the establishment is clearly...
No apology necessary Michael, But it appreciated. But, WOW! What a lot of work for someone who isn't actually selling footwear. Well, then I've always been a...
I have come up with, what I believe to be an exceptionally clever way to deal with running on slopped surfaces (other than just trying to find a way around...
PoseTech, Chi-Running, Evolution Running, etc., are all great programs that will focus on running technique - but quite pricey, mostly for people already...
Trod on my first snail today. It would gave been fine if I hadn't looked back to see what the crunch was all about ...... Did a one mile walk today, though...
Its funny how we start to notice things after we start running barefoot! I've done the same thing -- observed how much bad form there is out there. One guy was...
... I just have to note that it is not a "stake house" or a "steak house". It is the Ohio Statehouse--the State Capitol Building! This is official governmental...
Ewe, ick, gag!  I bet the fact that you were running to move your car had a lot to do with how good your form was. I always run better when I'm not...
Enough is enough!!! I'm tired of all the strange looks I get from people when I run barefoot and having to constantly be on the lookout for broken glass. I'm...
