I just had my most severe barefoot injury to date, and it happened at home, inside. I kicked a piece of furniture. I am SO glad it didn't happen during a...
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Adolfo Neto
adolfont
Mar 1, 2012 11:05 pm
In my opinion you should wait and do nothing for a few days. It is better to be conseravtive in these cases....
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ross alloway
murthlyhours
Mar 2, 2012 2:08 am
Well, you can always splint it and tape it to a nearby toe. I broke a baby toe once and never skipped a beat by taping, playing for the basketball team. Of...
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davisbrftr
Mar 2, 2012 2:12 am
It's not about barefoot running but there are some references to barefoot running in it. https://vimeo.com/33808532...
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davisbrftr
Mar 2, 2012 2:37 am
This is the marathon event from the 1950 British Empire Games in Auckland,New Zealand. At least two competitors are running barefoot by the end of the race....
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Tracy E. Longacre
tlongacre2
Mar 2, 2012 7:45 am
I broke the last joint of my 2nd toe on my left foot a few years ago (running shod - tried to jump a metal barrier, my toe got caught on it). Since it was on...
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Curt Busse
fmotf
Mar 2, 2012 3:54 pm
I failed once again to complete a race longer than 5K on the Puerto Rican roads entirely in bare feet - but will keep trying! The race report is on the...
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Adolfo Neto
adolfont
Mar 2, 2012 4:00 pm
Excellent video! More about the (barefoot) winner (Jack Holden) in http://www.racingpast.ca/john_contents.php?id=98 ...
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Jacob Norton
jacobnorton1
Mar 2, 2012 7:13 pm
All of those runners have such smooth looking, compact form. Their hips move very well also and little to no up and down movement in their stride. Pretty cool...
Is this a good illustration of the spring effect? http://bestdaybiomechanics.com/2012/03/02/the-spring-effect/...
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Adolfo Neto
adolfont
Mar 2, 2012 11:47 pm
The author of this post concluded that shod running is more efficient than barefoot running: ...
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rdwhitaker2012
Mar 3, 2012 12:50 am
I broke a toe while running on a river beach. There were some plants that had been broken off, so only a few inches were sticking up through the sand. One of...
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Gordon
gajslk
Mar 3, 2012 2:10 am
We pounded this one flat in the minimal running group. http://groups.google.com/group/huaraches/browse_thread/thread/00450230e0d04a90# One of the guys in the...
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Adolfo Neto
adolfont
Mar 3, 2012 2:22 am
I found there an excellent comment by Mark Cucuzella: Mark Cucuzzella says: March 1, 2012 at 6:24 am We are not asking the important question….which is not...
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kloudab
Mar 3, 2012 6:42 am
I agree with the person who said more than a few days. If we can equate fingers to toes let's break a finger for analogy. Would you use it only after a couple...
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kloudab
Mar 3, 2012 7:12 am
Flaws and things to be tested. 12 People. You need a lot more people to do a perform a test like this. Not a good sample. I think a better sample would be that...
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Burkard Eva-Maria
evamariabu
Mar 3, 2012 8:16 am
I don't think that's the spring effect on this illustration. It's more the shock absorbing effect. The spring is as I understand the function of the achilles...
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Gordon
gajslk
Mar 3, 2012 3:20 pm
Absorbing shock is what loads the springs. It's an OK illustration, but seems a bit out of context. There's no mention of any energy return, for one thing. ...
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Adam Hicks
climbhoser
Mar 3, 2012 7:22 pm
I broke my toe once chasing my daughter in the kitchen. I smacked it on a dumbbell as I rounded the table. Took a good 8 weeks to feel ok. I went skiing at...
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Billy Moore
mooreb362002
Mar 4, 2012 2:05 am
Thanks, every for the replies. I can walk on it now without pain. I think I'll still wait a few more days. Bummer given the great weather we've been having...
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Gordon
gajslk
Mar 4, 2012 3:02 pm
More info from the guy who actually participated... They were "barefoot";, not barefoot. They were never really barefoot. Apparently they wore some sort of...
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davidrtownsend
Mar 4, 2012 3:03 pm
I ran in my school's 5K yesterday and received this "major award". I tried to get a barefoot / minimalist category created, but the organizers couldn't figure...
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Caity McCardell
caitymccardell
Mar 4, 2012 5:16 pm
They made that especially for you? That's completely awesome! What a total embrace of barefoot running. ~Caity...
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Curt Busse
fmotf
Mar 4, 2012 8:53 pm
If this is true then the authors hopefully will have specified this in their "Methods" section - and they should probably change the title to "Metabolic Cost...
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davidrtownsend
Mar 4, 2012 9:54 pm
Absolutely! The school's Communications Magnet even interviewed me to help promote the 5K with teachers and students. Like A Christmas Story, though, my wife...
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Adolfo Neto
adolfont
Mar 4, 2012 10:50 pm
Curt, The main author of the paper is this guy: Jason R Franz http://sites.google.com/site/jasonrfranz/home a PhD Candidate. I have sent him an email asking...
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Adolfo Neto
adolfont
Mar 5, 2012 1:21 am
The author replied. He sent me the paper buta asked me not to distribute. They wrote: "For the duration of the experiment, subjects wore very thin,...
