... There is a response to the Soles4Souls and TOMS Shoes mentality called "A Day without Dignity". I blogged it in June ...
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Gordon
gajslk
Sep 1, 2012 1:02 pm
The whole soles4souls thing fails in the way so many political programs fail. That is if your intentions are good, then the actual results of the program don't...
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Maitreya Maziarz
mightymait
Sep 2, 2012 5:59 am
Thanks, everybody, for the thoughtful and informative responses--I haven't been following this list the way I had in the past so, no doubt, I've missed much....
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ross alloway
murthlyhours
Sep 2, 2012 7:43 pm
Well, I liked your first post Maitreya. I apparently diverge from the consensus. If I had the opportunity to run with Rae, I wouldn't dare criticize her, and...
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Curt Busse
fmotf
Sep 2, 2012 9:57 pm
I don't think there is a consensus. Barefoot Rick, for example, has supported Soles4Souls. I think that all runners would offer their congratulations to Rae...
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Bob Redding
selectedpixels
Sep 2, 2012 10:05 pm
NOTE to SELF: If you ever decide to take 6 months out of your life to run 3,000 miles barefoot, don't "let the left hand know what the right hand is doing"....
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Adam Hicks
climbhoser
Sep 2, 2012 10:07 pm
Opinions are like assholes, amiright? Nonetheless, I do see the irony in the situation. Adam Hicks...
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Gordon
gajslk
Sep 3, 2012 12:39 am
... Exactly. Do it because you want to. Doing it "for someone else" cheapens it. You want to help someone, spend the six months working next to them, don't go...
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daniela daniela
daniela_dani...
Sep 3, 2012 1:06 am
Are there no shoe factories in Africa? In such a large continent? Not even cobblers, that they should want the westerners' second-hand (second-foot) dirty...
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barefoot_martin
Sep 3, 2012 7:50 am
I've discovered a line of shoes, that don't have a heel drop or zero heel drop, but where the heel is actually lower than the ball of the foot: ...
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Tracy Longacre
tlongacre2
Sep 3, 2012 9:45 am
The old Earth shoes from the 70s were like this (I actually think they are still made). Only risk is over-stretching of tendons, ligaments, muscles,...
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Curt Busse
fmotf
Sep 3, 2012 12:57 pm
Henry, I woke up yesterday morning kicking myself for not having gone to that event. Next year for sure! Look forward to hearing about your Tarzan adventure....
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Barefoot Henry
barefoot.henry
Sep 3, 2012 2:39 pm
I woke up this morning (still in Anaheim) felling pretty good, and thought I'd go for a walk to loosen up the muscles from yesterday's Half. After a few...
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Curt Busse
fmotf
Sep 3, 2012 2:56 pm
I enjoyed running barefoot through Downtown Disney during the early mornings last year (before security arrived). The race itself is not a problem for going...
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Barefoot Henry
barefoot.henry
Sep 3, 2012 3:27 pm
I made a mistake on my post, the man said "can't" not "can". Good to know the race exempts you from other rules. I plan on running this race again next year. ...
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Bob Redding
selectedpixels
Sep 3, 2012 9:37 pm
Well said....
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ross alloway
murthlyhours
Sep 4, 2012 2:13 am
Hi Curt, Thanks for your reply. I wasn't referring to diverging from a consensus about souls4souls, as I haven't really developed an opinion on them, though I...
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Gordon
gajslk
Sep 4, 2012 2:35 am
... Don't hold your breath. Membership hasn't increased very much in the four plus years that I've been here. And Tellman was a real publicity hound. LOL Gordo...
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Curt Busse
fmotf
Sep 4, 2012 4:25 pm
Ross: I'm sure that she will get a very warm reception in Huntington Beach. Ken Bob has already run with her twice and apparently will also run the last leg -...
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Curt Busse
fmotf
Sep 4, 2012 4:39 pm
Yep, the number of posts for August was lower than for any month since 2003. Of course there's now a greater choice of boards, blogs, and forums - and this...
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rockfarm73
Sep 4, 2012 9:52 pm
Yesterday I ran the heart of America marathon, in Columbia Missouri. This was my first official barefoot marathon, something I wanted to get done before...
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Gordon
gajslk
Sep 5, 2012 12:23 am
... Saturated? At 2200 members? Out of 300 million people in the US alone? That's a pretty darn low plateau. Heck, assume interested people are spread across...
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Caity McCardell
caitymccardell
Sep 5, 2012 2:10 am
Wow! Congratulations, Jim! That's incredible - the hot weather, the gravel. Yikes! Good for you - a great celebration of your three years! Best, ~Caity...
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mz5771
Sep 5, 2012 9:58 am
great job. how did your feet feel the next day?...
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rockfarm73
Sep 5, 2012 10:58 am
Thanks folks! By mile 21 my soles were very sensitive, I am pretty sure the gravel helped with that and the hot sidewalks were starting to get uncomfortable....
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Maitreya Maziarz
mightymait
Sep 5, 2012 4:07 pm
That's fantastic, Jim!! Congratulations. If the "73" in your nickname is the year of your birth, then we're about the same age. I've also been running...
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Henry Chan
barefoot.henry
Sep 6, 2012 3:41 am
OK, the report is long.  I decided to post it on my website. http://www.hjchome.com/BarefootBlogDisney2012.html OK, the report is long. I decided to post it...
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Curt Busse
fmotf
Sep 6, 2012 2:29 pm
Nice pics! Smart move getting in Corral B. I've always started in one of the last corrals, so by the time I get to the photo shoots the lines are usually...
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mz5771
Sep 7, 2012 3:27 pm
great run...really enjoyed the run report...great blog....
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james
jamesrkemp
Sep 12, 2012 10:48 am
Hi, I'm up to 4 miles now barefoot and very happy with it bar one issue. Every now and then if i step on a reasonable size stone my plantar bruises in the...
