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...
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...
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....
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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. ...
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...
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...
More info from the guy who actually participated... They were "barefoot";, not barefoot. They were never really barefoot. Apparently they wore some sort of...
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...
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...
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...
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...
