You run after a 3-7 day water fast? I've ran 18 hours fasted, maybe even 24, but never 7 days. The longest I've ever fasted is 3.5 days and towards the end I...
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Mark Maurer
larchitect_pe
Feb 20, 2012 1:21 am
No, they couldn't stop our the animal would get to rest and that would defeat the purpose. Mark Maurer LA, PE...
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Tracy E. Longacre
tlongacre2
Feb 20, 2012 7:39 am
I've fasted for longer periods (7 days, once even 40 days) and continued running. Granted, I weighed more back then than I do now, but it's not that difficult....
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ross alloway
murthlyhours
Feb 20, 2012 5:38 pm
I didn't see what post you were responding too, but I think this is probably a rigid view that doesn't hold up in the real world. No pain no gain has its...
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Adolfo Neto
adolfont
Feb 20, 2012 9:54 pm
... Good to know that. I always thought that was a little bit crazy. I am going to try to run without eating before....
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kloudab
Feb 20, 2012 10:08 pm
I think your feet are a bit deformed... ... My feet look like this ____O0ooo___ ____\xxx/___ ____ )xx/___ _____\xx(___ ______\_/__ ooo0O____ \xxx/____ ...
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Adolfo Neto
adolfont
Feb 20, 2012 10:24 pm
What about the 100up? http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/06/magazine/running-christopher-mcdougall.html?pagewanted=all...
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Tracy E. Longacre
tlongacre2
Feb 21, 2012 7:54 am
Ha! You are so right. I copied that from someone else and didn't look at it closely! Now they're a bit more accurate. J Tracy E. Longacre from Katima Mulilo,...
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dan@...
danmozell
Feb 21, 2012 3:00 pm
I've read advice (from the conventional running world) about the relative length of long vs. short runs. Some say the longest run should be no longer than 1/2...
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ross alloway
murthlyhours
Feb 21, 2012 3:49 pm
In my opinion, not at all. I think the human body is capable of a lot more than we give it credit for, and many of these training regimes are based on 5-a-day...
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kloudab
Feb 21, 2012 5:45 pm
SALADS ALL DAY EVERYDAY FTW!...
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Mark Maurer
larchitect_pe
Feb 21, 2012 6:05 pm
I have read that as volume decreases then intensity should increase to maintain fitness. That said, I often do one long run a week with one our two shorter...
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Cpt_Biggles
Feb 21, 2012 7:31 pm
Funny you should mention the 100ups. I was part of the Natural Running Center's 100 up challenge this last fall. 30 straight days of 100 ups....
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mz5771
Feb 21, 2012 8:33 pm
nice response. i'm considering running 5x week, as an experiment, along the lines you mentioned, i.e. relax, enjoy, listen to your feet. what has been your...
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ross alloway
murthlyhours
Feb 22, 2012 12:55 am
Well, it depends what running I can get. I'm recovering from a (non-running related) cut on my foot, so I'm slowly going back up to higher mileage. For a...
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Tracy E. Longacre
tlongacre2
Feb 22, 2012 10:34 am
Lots of folks who do ultramarathons (the normal people) do massively long runs on the weekends and short runs during the week. Like 3-4-6 miles a couple of...
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kloudab
Feb 23, 2012 2:49 am
Perhaps I'm an oddity in this manner. The 2 toes to the left of my big toe on my left foot and the 2 toes to the right of my big toe on my right foot have...
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ross alloway
murthlyhours
Feb 23, 2012 4:27 am
Yes, I have experienced it. For me it was because my foot landing had a slight inefficiency in it, and it largely disappeared when my form improved. Improved...
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terryjbenzie
Feb 23, 2012 9:34 am
The http://www.barefootrunners.org/ domain is for sale? Did they not get enough "barefoot shoes" to keep the blog or did something else happen? I rand it...
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Tracy E. Longacre
tlongacre2
Feb 23, 2012 11:05 am
One of the founders - who split at the beginning and never really had much to do with what was created there - happened to be the one to whom the domain was...
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Curt Busse
fmotf
Feb 23, 2012 11:58 am
More fun from Steven Sashen: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=erorsuyJKiQ (Sh*t Runners Say to Barefoot Runners)...
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Curt Busse
fmotf
Feb 23, 2012 12:44 pm
Not all calluses are create equal. Some could result from incorrect running form, but I have a BOFC (Ball of Foot Callus) on my right foot that I'm convinced...
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kloudab
Feb 23, 2012 6:23 pm
I forgot to mention I haven't even started running yet. I just walk everywhere barefoot. I could go running now but I'm a wimp :) And I'm pretty sure I had the...
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James Tierney
jamesrtierney
Feb 23, 2012 8:53 pm
I used to grind off my calluses with a dremel, but then discovered Flexitol, a foot cream carried in Walgreen, which softens calluses in a week with daily...
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Curt Busse
fmotf
Feb 23, 2012 10:15 pm
I didn't know about Flexitol, which I see has 25% urea. My podiatrist has had me using a prescription level 40% urea for several months. It seems to help,...
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rdwhitaker2012
Feb 23, 2012 11:50 pm
I was switching my email addresses and decided to log in here using my new current email. Just saying Hi again. I'm having very tender winter feet for some...
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Robert Neinast
petlauh
Feb 24, 2012 12:15 am
... Yup. Urea is the magic ingredient when it comes to heel or skin cracks. I've blogged about it here: ...
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davidrtownsend
Feb 24, 2012 12:58 pm
Flexitol is fantastic for heel cracks (or sometimes "fissures";). After 3 years of barefoot running, I don't have any calluses, but do get heel crack from...
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ajaytuque
Feb 24, 2012 7:01 pm
I have a lot of heel cracks but had them prior to running barefoot. The cracked heels make me hesitate before showing anyone the soles of my feet when they...
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Curt Busse
fmotf
Feb 24, 2012 8:05 pm
More evidence that buying shoes can be hazardous - at least they didn't use pepper spray this time (can't wait to get my $220.00 limited edition,...
