Relax and take your time. Any change in physical activity routine is going to cause some degree of acclimatization. In your case, your calf is painfully...
Knotted calves? Check out this video starting at 3:00. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TppY8iPKUSU I've found tight knotted calf to often be a precursor to...
I believe that calf cramps are usually to be expected. Most of us used shoes with built-up heels during most of our waking moments for many years of our lives....
Hi guys, I thought I would share my live interview on the San Diego Fox 6 Morning Show this morning: http://www.sandiego6.com/content/morning/default.aspx Find...
One of my favorite writers, James Fallows, comments on barefoot running methods and asks about "tendonosis." McDougall moves another one to the VFF column. ...
... I wanted to address this specifically and strongly suggest that you not use minimalist shoes -- at least for a while. By running without shoes, you'll...
Good job, Glen! I ran San Diego last year as my first barefoot marathon. There were seven of us barefoot runners in the race last year - most of us stayed in...
Someone needs to tell Fallows that in switching from regular running shoes to VFFs he has not "gone all the way". This is the same kind of doublespeak that...
I've been running BF since this past November. I remember the first 7 weeks my calves were sore, then one day, nothing. The other day I picked up a jump rope,...
I just noticed that the Pose method advocates using a jump rope and it stressed to lift your legs using your hamstrings instead of pushing off. good to know....
I jump rope a lot and have found it very helpful...but even with jumping you have to remember to relax! ... From: David McCord <saloncolorist@...> To:...
I agree. Hopefully Fallows will switch over to the BF column. I avoid running with VFFs. My experience has been that the lack of feedback leads to injuries. I...
I am in the Army National Guard and have a PT test coming up. The run is the only part I have trouble with and my sergeant recommended I get orthotics for my...
Here's the blog post I wrote about converting my Soft Star Shoes "Ramblers" to shoes with tire tread for soles. I was really disappointed in the shoes because...
... Before assuming the worst, you might also try icing the foot and thinking about relaxing your heel and making sure that it lightly touches the ground with...
by not running fast and paying attention to how my feet are connecting with the ground. Â .64 One Deity Chenrezig, embodies all Buddhas One mantra, the six...
Jump rope is great cross training (at least 'cross' in terms of intense aerobic & arm use .....). It also - like simply jumping, or running in place, or...
Most of the barefoot running that I've done since last summer has been on various forms of road in rural Tennessee. But this last week was a treat, getting to...
... I can only comment on my observations of personal barefooting for a year. I've noticed thicker pads through bfing, but don't understand it. After running a...
I just got home from my trip to Midlothian to meet everybody at Barefoot KenBob's clinic. Thanks once again for driving all over America to do this...
Mine have noticeably thickened. I do not think it's due to inflammation as they are thicker even when I don't run for several days. It seems like I can...
Jim, Thank you so much for the tips on the San Diego RnR marathon. I'll be sure to check out Denver street before the marathon. Training with the 700 shod...
The pain is much better not running for 5 days - but I still have point tenderness on the top of the navicular bone - so I fear a stress fracture! I would...
I ran maybe 350-400 miles in SoftStars this winter due to the cold, the ice, and the snow and did not see much wear at all on my "grippy" soles. (The term...
Tim: I did not solve the wet and cold conundrum, but I had great luck in very cold temps with a combination of the invisible shoes huaraches, injinjis and then...
I've been going barefoot on occasion at my office; just when I putter to and from the copier or coffee pot. A fairly limited area, and never when going to...
The best cross-training involves muscles other than the ones you use during your main training. For example if you run, good cross-training options are...
I have been able to get to the copier and coffee pot without raising eyebrows by keeping my socks on. Plus, I told my boss (truthfully) that I have PF and it's...
Andrew, Thanks for the feedback. The SoftStar people sell expensive waterproofing ($14 a bottle), but it really worked well. I had no water problems, even...
