Thanks Barefoot KenBob and Ross for your prompt answers. I did have a small cartilidge tear in one knee which was repaired and cartilidge trimmed in both...
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ross alloway
murthlyhours
Feb 1, 2011 10:07 am
Well, The good thing about TP is that you can do it yourself, you only have to pay the cost of the book. However, if your torn cart. is source of the pain, the...
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redheadrunner2010
redheadrunne...
Feb 1, 2011 1:15 pm
Thanks Ross, I will have a look at that book. I don't think I am getting pain because of the cartilage as that was trimmed back a few years ago, so I hope TP...
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davidrtownsend
Feb 1, 2011 2:13 pm
Born to Run does include a chapter on Persistence Hunting. I use a great video of persistence hunting in one of my classes. Despite the shoes, note the...
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davidrtownsend
Feb 1, 2011 2:48 pm
Just to follow up on Nicolas' advice. As usual, I didn't do it right. Nicholas, I'm sure that you're right about this recoil, but when I tried to focus on...
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twc151home
Feb 1, 2011 4:10 pm
I agree that humans don't "have to" breath with a cadence, the way cats do. However my experience is that rhythmic breathing is an integral part of any human...
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michelleooi_sm
Feb 1, 2011 4:14 pm
Hi, just wondering, is it possible to become a long distance runner with flat feet? I have flat feet and have been wearing orthotics in my shoes and slippers...
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Barefoot Ken Bob Saxton
runbarefoot
Feb 1, 2011 4:59 pm
We've heard similar stories countless times on these running barefoot groups. What's happening is that you run weird, probably because you never had the...
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climbhoser@...
climbhoser
Feb 1, 2011 5:28 pm
My wife has flat feet and falling arches. She was told when young to get orthotics, but she refused. She goes barefoot as often as possible, wears flip flops...
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Ryan W
ardydub
Feb 1, 2011 6:18 pm
Your comment about trying to "focus on making that work" and getting injured as a result reminds me of something I have thought about often. Whenever I try to...
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Sue Alexander
suenestnature
Feb 1, 2011 6:24 pm
Ihave flat feet and bad knees. And I have used orthotics in the past. Right now I am fighting with some tendon/ankle issues, and I put it down to wearing...
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Ryan W
ardydub
Feb 1, 2011 6:30 pm
Rhythmic breathing, for me, is similar to the effects of breath control that nose-breathing provides. If we control our breathing, either through...
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Ryan W
ardydub
Feb 1, 2011 6:34 pm
Yes! I have always had very flat feet. My foot size has been 12, but my arch size has been 13. When I was 50 years old, I developed plantar faciitis, I think...
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climbhoser@...
climbhoser
Feb 1, 2011 6:35 pm
I find when I put a rhythm onto my cadence that it becomes unnatural. If I let my subconscious do it's job and contract the diaphragm naturally, I get just...
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Ryan W
ardydub
Feb 1, 2011 6:39 pm
I have a Neti pot and have used it. I find it does not reach deep enough into my sinuses to be of much help. Ryan...
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Sue Alexander
suenestnature
Feb 1, 2011 6:43 pm
Ontario is a big place....but can you share who your coach is? I am in guelph, but sure would like to encounter someone whocould help me. Sue Sue Alexander...
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climbhoser@...
climbhoser
Feb 1, 2011 7:16 pm
Well, [Img]http://www.slapyo.com/wp-content/wrong18.jpg[/img] I had to use it daily, twice a day even, for a month or two before it made a significant...
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exjfn@...
exjfn
Feb 1, 2011 7:16 pm
The Chicago Marathon is scheduled for Sunday October 9th, and registration opened last night at midnight. It sold out pretty quickly last year, so register now...
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rowrun99
Feb 1, 2011 10:26 pm
I've been wearing my run-amocs from www.softstarshoes.com for work (information technology, office mole). I love having shoes that allow my feet room to move!...
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michelleooi_sm
Feb 2, 2011 8:32 am
wow i'm really glad to see such encouraging responses :) should i start on a treadmill first?...
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twc151home
Feb 2, 2011 2:00 pm
I never "put a rhythm" on my breathing when I run. The breathing rhythm is the consequence of the running and evolves over the course of a run. In fact, when...
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Gordon
gajslk
Feb 2, 2011 2:23 pm
Treadmills are perceptually very different places to run. You'll have to relearn when you get outside. Gordon...
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redheadrunner2010
redheadrunne...
Feb 2, 2011 3:04 pm
Thanks Ken Bob, Yes, I probably do run wierd because of my biomechanics. Do you thik that because of that I should not persue the barefoot running or will I be...
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Lorin
lovinmysports
Feb 2, 2011 4:11 pm
I asked Barefoot KenBob the same question this summer. He said that outside is best but all terrain (including treadmills) has something to teach our bare...
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redheadrunner2010
redheadrunne...
Feb 2, 2011 4:39 pm
Ken Bo...
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redheadrunner2010
redheadrunne...
Feb 2, 2011 4:41 pm
Ken BoB, Sorry, I didn't look at that link before posting last time. I am now reading the RunBare site and I will carry on with the barefoot running. If he can...
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thinnmann
Feb 2, 2011 10:12 pm
Have not posted in a while. It is the dead of winter here in the US Northeast. I hate to tell you this, but I wear shoes when I run in this weather. I was...
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barefootdeadfreak
barefootdead...
Feb 2, 2011 11:01 pm
Hi there- Â Â Â Â It it tke dead of winter here in phila and I work,walk,shop outside barefoot-I have had minor frostbite eight times so far as I keep pushing...
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Gordon
gajslk
Feb 2, 2011 11:30 pm
... But New Balance has staked out 'Minimal' with a racing flat. 15mm of foam under the heel. Crazy world. Gordon...
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J
joyinc
Feb 2, 2011 11:40 pm
Small world! I'm in Brantford, not far at all :) I just found this guy googling and I havent gone yet (my first appt is this weekend)...
