I have been using Orthotics for about 6 months now and I was wondering if its possible to go from orthoitcs to running barefoot. I mean does any have any...
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Mike Straub
mastiffdadx1
Jun 1, 2005 11:02 am
I have been wearing orthotics for years. I found very little discomfort when I first began to run barefoot. A slight pain in my arch. I'm assuming my muscles...
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y0natany
Jun 1, 2005 12:56 pm
... by the way, other than being barefoot while doing all of my running, i wear flip flops. i haven't worn normal shoes in a while. flip flops do not give...
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y0natany
Jun 1, 2005 12:56 pm
... that's a good idea. i'll post her contact info in the next few days....
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Gene Gugliotta
thinnmann
Jun 1, 2005 1:43 pm
do it gradually - like 5 minutes every other day for a couple weeks, then 10 minutes for a couple weeks, then push it up little by little. ... ~Gene Gugliotta ...
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Gene Gugliotta
thinnmann
Jun 1, 2005 1:44 pm
Hey, Just joined this group and wanted to tell my story. I am up to 34% of my mileage barefoot (that is out of 20-60 miles per week, depending on the season)....
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Ken Bob Saxton
runbarefoot
Jun 1, 2005 2:01 pm
y0natany, Thanks for providing more info. ... If you buy two lottery tickets, you double your chance of winning. But, it's still more likely you'll be hit by...
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Barefoot Ted
wildmountain...
Jun 1, 2005 3:42 pm
http://www.emedicine.com/EMERG/topic332.htm Necrotizing Fasciitis also known as flesh-eating bacteria, * In the US: Since 1883, more than 500 cases have been...
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Barefoot Ted
wildmountain...
Jun 1, 2005 3:45 pm
Great story. Best of luck in your training and continued improvement. Best, Barefoot Ted -- One foot at a time. One sole at a time. One hell of a good time....
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Richard
sharpjewlawyer
Jun 1, 2005 3:49 pm
Perhaps this hardly needs saying, but any given doctor may be an idiot on a given topic. I say this out of a lot of experience with docs. my wife is a...
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djsuviva
Jun 1, 2005 4:13 pm
Much agreed in many ways, but our skin is really more of a membrane rather than armor. It allows different substances to go in and out of it fairly freely....
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yahoo@...
hmark42
Jun 1, 2005 4:46 pm
... With the healthy lifestyle you live, you will probably outlive us all! -- Mark...
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yahoo@...
hmark42
Jun 1, 2005 5:01 pm
... If you can call coming in 67th out of 153 overall and 26th out of 41 in my age group "kicking butt", that is. :-) I'm not disappointed with my 23:53...
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Barefoot Ted
wildmountain...
Jun 1, 2005 5:05 pm
Sockit to'em. B, BT -- One foot at a time. One sole at a time. One hell of a good time. Barefoot Ted's Adventures www.BarefootTed.com...
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Gregor Merry
gregormerry
Jun 1, 2005 5:33 pm
My .02 Statistically I think you are much more likely to die from a virus or bacterium that gets in through your nose or mouth, especially via your own hands....
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bonesheal
Jun 1, 2005 5:42 pm
That was me--I'll see you around....
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michae legault
heymichae
Jun 1, 2005 5:57 pm
go team boston!!! michae ... http://www.coolrunning.com/results/05/ma/May28_3rdAnn_set1.shtml ... __________________________________ Discover Yahoo! Use Yahoo!...
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Peter
dragonmaki
Jun 1, 2005 6:08 pm
Hi Mark, Just barely noticed you in this picture of the race. http://jimrhoades.com/05/norwood5k/images/DSC_0042.jpg The purple guy blocked you except for your...
Yep, them's me, coming up to the finish line! And in the first pic (154), just to the left of Mr. 157 (Robert Joseph, according to the results), you can see...
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yannipapastavrou
yannipapasta...
Jun 1, 2005 6:38 pm
... That reminds me of an old joke in the UK amongst medics: Q: "what's the difference between god and a surgeon?" A: "God doesn't think he's a surgeon." As in...
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yannipapastavrou
yannipapasta...
Jun 1, 2005 6:48 pm
I found this old pagan verse, translated into modern English. It is attributed to a pagan priest, a kind of shaman, who helped build Stone Henge.... Its...
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runneenfastt
Jun 1, 2005 7:12 pm
I've been hearing about this group from a few close friends of mine and I was just curious about this whole new way of running. I have one question though,...
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tetsujin87@...
tetsujin87
Jun 1, 2005 7:44 pm
When I recently asked my doctor about an athelete's foot type of redness, he asked me if I used any kind of public shower room and confirmed that at least ...
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Marc M. McLellan
marcmmclellan
Jun 1, 2005 8:50 pm
It is actually an old way of running. You figure feet have been around more than 100 years. "I have one question though, isn't it possible to get a foot...
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Asatar Bair
asatarb
Jun 1, 2005 9:34 pm
I've run about 900 miles through the streets of San Francisco barefoot in the last year. I've stepped on some glass maybe a dozen or so times, stubbed my toe...
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bob earhard
barefootnow2004
Jun 1, 2005 9:38 pm
I would tend to think that wearing flip-flops could cause more of an infection than barefoot. I had a pair of sandals that caused red dots on the sides of my...
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Richard Levenberg
rimmerino
Jun 1, 2005 9:47 pm
While I totally agree with you about the natural world, I dont think the "streets of San Francisco" qualify. Having said that, dont fear the unnatural world so...
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bob earhard
barefootnow2004
Jun 1, 2005 10:02 pm
Over the Memorial day weekend, from Friday at 5pm to Tuesday at 9am I was barefoot the entire time. I have never been barefoot this long before, except in the...
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Barefoot Ted
wildmountain...
Jun 1, 2005 10:16 pm
Cool. Best, Barefoot Ted -- One foot at a time. One sole at a time. One hell of a good time. Barefoot Ted's Adventures www.BarefootTed.com...
