Well, I'm sidelined for awhile. I broke my 2nd proximal phalynx on my left foot during a recreational, low-key softball game this past weekend. I wish I...
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davisbrftr
Jun 4, 2012 3:37 pm
Dave, it sounds like these people were just trying to be helpful. I have on occasion been defensive and rude to people and I've found that it usually does not...
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Robert
miltloomis
Jun 4, 2012 2:31 pm
Galloping Grampy does it again! Saturday was a perfect running day at Point Pinole Regional Park in Richmond, CA, sunny and clear but with a cool wind off the...
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Adolfo Neto
adolfont
Jun 4, 2012 9:43 am
Reviving and old topic... Someone showed me this: What Can the NBA Learn from Barefoot Running? ...
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Barefoot Walker
barefoot_walker
Jun 4, 2012 8:33 am
On Saturday the second, I was running through my neighborhood, wearing shorts and a cap. I saw a tricycle wheel on the sidewalk and kicked it aside. There were...
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michae
heymichae
Jun 3, 2012 6:12 pm
When I was a shod trail runner, I was aggressive and used rocks and roots to brace against and traction. I could always feel them through the padding, and my...
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michae
heymichae
Jun 3, 2012 4:08 pm
When I was a shod trail runner, I was aggressive and used rocks and roots to brace against and traction. I could always feel them through the padding, and my...
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michae
heymichae
Jun 3, 2012 3:43 pm
hahaha... i can see the movie... Legend of the Drunk Running Master... with Jackie Chan? ________________________________ From: Owen McCall...
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Owen McCall
owenmccall1
Jun 3, 2012 3:37 pm
Have you ever noticed that in reports of drunken driving accidents a common outcome is that the drunk comes out of it OK, while the sober folks in the same or...
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barefootkenbob
Jun 3, 2012 3:00 pm
When I ran my first official barefoot race, a 10-mile trail run in the hills, a couple of folks from my local running club complained that they had bruised...
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piggieria@...
mariabl
Jun 3, 2012 11:46 am
I thought I read toe in there :). Still think it is weird though, on how he could break any bone in his foot. Sent from my iPad...
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Curt Busse
fmotf
Jun 3, 2012 11:13 am
I got this story from my wife, who visited the doctor on Friday. No details except that an MRI of the foot revealed a broken bone and that the accident...
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Jan Hetherington
feldyjan
Jun 3, 2012 3:52 am
No mention of toe breaking - could have been one of a multitude of bones - maybe even an ankle twister, Jan Sent from my (way cool) iPhone...
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piggieria@...
mariabl
Jun 3, 2012 3:12 am
More importantly how did he step on it in the first place? An almond in a shell is big. But ya breaking a toe on it, not sure how that can happen ing a shoe....
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Gordon
gajslk
Jun 3, 2012 2:57 am
... An almond in it's shell resembles a peach pit. I still don't know how you would break your foot unless you had weak feet and no ground feel ... Gordon...
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Caity McCardell
caitymccardell
Jun 3, 2012 2:53 am
Sounds like the Prince And The Pea of the running world. I thought a running shoe could destroy an almond! ~Caity www.RunBarefootGirl.com...
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daniela daniela
daniela_dani...
Jun 3, 2012 12:21 am
I think he was running on a smooth and hard surface (stone sidewalk with tiles or large slabs, granite such as e.g. in a mall, and the like), slipped, and (as...
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Curt Busse
fmotf
Jun 2, 2012 11:41 pm
A couple of weeks ago our family doctor caught me running at the local park in bare feet. I explained to her and her nephew - a marathon runner - that it was...
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Adolfo Neto
adolfont
Jun 2, 2012 11:18 pm
Thanks for this discussion. Today I tried it. I went for a long run (>16k) and didn't eat anything before. I didn't even drink water, as today was a very cold...
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Robert
miltloomis
May 31, 2012 4:11 pm
After my final "long" run before Saturday's Point Pinole Nitro Trails 10K, I realized I was jumping into a 10K too fast. Contacted the organizers and arranged...
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Adolfo Neto
adolfont
May 31, 2012 3:28 pm
Hi, This is the video "Raising an Olympian - Kavita Raut" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5GdxvWdvF0M According to Wikipedia ...
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DavidL
delevinson
May 31, 2012 3:51 am
I can find ways to walk that have no pain, so I'll do that. Each day they seem to feel a bit better. For my workout, I cycled to work (May is Bike To Work...
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Billy
duckfeetbilly
May 31, 2012 1:58 am
... Glad you pointed that out. I have had my most energetic barefoot runs on days when I haven't even had my first meal yet. And like yourself, I find the vice...
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Billy
duckfeetbilly
May 31, 2012 1:51 am
... Mr. Ehret is the one who introduced me to the idea of fasting. At my dad's bookstore, I saw "Rational Fasting", also by him. Although I didn't start...
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Adolfo Neto
adolfont
May 31, 2012 12:59 am
This is excellent! Thanks for sharing....
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barefootkenbob
May 30, 2012 1:49 pm
Wise advice from Christopher, you do need to heal. Even avoid walking too much, beyond what you must do to live, for a little while. How long is a little...
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Christopher Searight
baristew42
May 30, 2012 1:30 pm
The only thing that has worked for me in this situation is to take a couple of weeks off and then start again slowly and gradually build up distance. That...
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DavidL
delevinson
May 30, 2012 12:06 am
Hi- I've been running barefoot since last November (on an indoor track through the winter), and I love it, but I have episodes of Achilles soreness that bother...
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Mark Maurer
larchitect_pe
May 29, 2012 8:38 pm
Gordon, it's guarana root not bat guano. The gaurana root might like the bat guano, but I personally wouldn't eat it. it might make you run in a totally...
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Doug Sims
wdsims63
May 29, 2012 12:59 pm
I've seen multiple people report that running in the morning with a cup of coffee in them is great too. (no sugar, and heavy cream for one guy). So, you could...
