I am so excited! I want to tell you of my experience running my first half marathon at the Go! St. Louis event. I am not sure if there were any from this...
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Wake
purps_ky
Apr 16, 2012 6:15 pm
... I injured this tendon/sheath in my first xc race several years ago (not bf). I was unprepared for a steep rise and over-flexed my foot. I recovered ok, but...
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rdwhitaker2012
Apr 16, 2012 8:58 pm
I just saw a slo-mo video comparing the strides of runners at the 17.5 mile mark of today's Boston Marathon. At 13-seconds into the video, a barefoot runner...
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Curt Busse
fmotf
Apr 16, 2012 9:31 pm
Awesome video of heel-striking! (except for the barefoot guy) The video is from 2010 - here's the answer to your question: ...
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rdwhitaker2012
Apr 16, 2012 9:57 pm
Oops, you're right - its not from today's marathon. I assumed it was. But its still a good comparison! Ryan...
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rdwhitaker2012
Apr 16, 2012 10:10 pm
I read that a pediatrician ran the Boston Marathon barefoot, his third marathon and first sans shoes! Dr. Bruce Kalow finished in 04:57:19. After his second...
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mikecool959
Apr 17, 2012 9:52 am
Hi Guys, This may sound really stupid, but I've been running barefoot / in Huaraches for a couple of years - progress is pretty good... but when I start...
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Doug Sims
wdsims63
Apr 17, 2012 12:50 pm
Shorter steps, bend your knees, relax. This won't produce the best walking form, but it gives your body more room to make adjustments on it's own. I, too, had...
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Joe Maller
joemaller
Apr 17, 2012 12:58 pm
Walking is something I've spent a fair amount of time thinking about. I don't own a car, so I get mostly everywhere I go on foot. Like running well, walking...
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Doug Sims
wdsims63
Apr 17, 2012 1:05 pm
"Minimal shoes are a given. This really won't work with any sort of heel lift. I've personally found I can't do flip flops anymore, they're convenient, but...
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Gordon
gajslk
Apr 17, 2012 1:14 pm
I find that the best way for me is to learn things like that is to learn to feel what I'm doing. I've found these three books really useful for that. ...
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Billy
mooreb362002
Apr 17, 2012 1:39 pm
I pretty much found the same things as Doug. I had to re-learn how to walk, and walking anywhere fast was (and is) difficult. If I'm wearing huaraches, I...
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mikecool959
Apr 17, 2012 3:10 pm
That makes me think... is walking fast unnatural? If you look at the Aboriginals in Australia, they have two gears - snails pace or running like a gazelle,...
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mikecool959
Apr 17, 2012 3:13 pm
I've been thinking about Alexander Technique for a little while actually Gordon, I think I should go for it - especially that my step mother is an Alexander...
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Doug Sims
wdsims63
Apr 17, 2012 3:27 pm
I saw a video that Daniel Lieberman did (I think it was him), that said before padded shoes and high heeled sneakers, humans had a running gait and a walking...
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runningdrummer1
Apr 17, 2012 3:54 pm
Not a stupid question at all. I tried lots of different forms and finally figured it out. It took a while though like months. Walking form is somewhat similar...
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Jim Wb
jimwb...
Apr 17, 2012 4:58 pm
Four simple points:  1) Watching my 1 1/2 year old nephew walk, I see that he lands on his forefoot. 2) Force yourself to do it frequently, best with bare...
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rdwhitaker2012
Apr 17, 2012 5:04 pm
I read an article about a Japanese man who lives the life of a hermit on a remote island. At the end of the article, he had this to say: "Finding a place to...
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rdwhitaker2012
Apr 17, 2012 5:08 pm
I saw a video that explained that shin pain comes from heel striking while flexing the toes upward. When I walk barefoot, I find that heel striking slows me...
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davidrtownsend
Apr 18, 2012 1:20 am
More goodness from Harvard and Daniel Lieberman. Chasing down a better way to run <http://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2012/04/chasing-down-a-better-way\ ...
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Martyn Peters
petersmartyn
Apr 18, 2012 8:44 am
The problem with walking is the surface - what we walk on everyday is too flat and smooth. To sort out how to walk get off the pavement and into the hills and...
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mikecool959
Apr 18, 2012 2:20 pm
Ryan, that's interesting about the toes flexing up. Never thought about that bit but it absolutely makes sense. When you lift your toes you are tensing the...
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Gordon
gajslk
Apr 18, 2012 2:35 pm
I think that lifting the toes is OK, what you don't want to do is dorsiflex your ankle. In other words, if you lift your toes with your ankle, that's bad. Lift...
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Jim Wb
jimwb...
Apr 18, 2012 4:50 pm
Mike,  I'm not sure I agree with #1 on your list. I would instead say to do what comes natural and relax. I usually walk a couple of miles and run a few...
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Bruce
bmkalow
Apr 18, 2012 6:02 pm
I ran in the VFF's - feeling the 88 degress temp would make the backtop too hot for barefoot. I got blisters anyway and suffered at the end. It was still...
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rdwhitaker2012
Apr 18, 2012 8:28 pm
Bruce - I am so pleased to meet you here! Proud of your marathon, especially considering how hot and grueling it was. Way to go! Ryan...
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Adolfo Neto
adolfont
Apr 21, 2012 1:11 pm
Ryan, This seems to be very important for traditional Japanese people. Well, I don't know many, but I knew one guy (Tomio Kikuchi) who gives talks here in...
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Robert
miltloomis
Apr 21, 2012 2:24 pm
Feelin' gooder than last year as I head out to run the Save Mount Diablo Trail Adventure 5K for the third year in a row. Gonna wear sandals through the rough ...
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runbarefootrik
Apr 21, 2012 7:57 pm
I am a new member and I am looking to find runners in my area of Utah. Why cant I see chapters in my area or any other areas ? Thanks -r...
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piggieria@...
mariabl
Apr 21, 2012 8:07 pm
Checkout the barefoot running society. Sent from my iPad...
