Hi Sanjay, I have been barefoot running since sometime around october of last year. Since December 2004, have been running only barefoot. I still find walking...
Great words, Barefoot Can-Do Ken Bob! On reflection, many of my "needs" indeed limit my horizons. Seems like "need" is often a form of slavery of the mind. ...
Yes, the incline is ideal for form, but it sure is tougher! Thanks Jon! BR ... for races ... able to do ... your good works ... year. ... comfortable ... like...
Almost like all the Jingle Bell Runs we seem to end up doing all over the place in early December, there seems to be an expanding geography for Labor Day runs...
I went for a little run this morning. I ran 5.5 miles and ran at just under an 8 min mile pace focusing on running with my spine "lengthened and abdominals...
The KenBob runs are all just friendly "training" runs, though, as you know, I never train. Anyway, these are not race events of any kind. Have fun, -barefoot...
"This whole discussion of needing to add salt to our food, for example when making bread, reminds me so much of the hundreds of people who, over the years,...
I did a similar run with the overtense idea and I ended up with a minor stretch way up underneath in the groin area (not quite a hernia). I think even chi...
I wanted to err on the side of tension of my abdominals rather than not enough tension. I did not have any pain. Good point about the the rigid column. You can...
OK, OK, OK It has been a long time since I posted. Most likely because I was planning to take a vacation and took the 3 week vacation and have been busy at...
Hello, I was looking for some extreme sport and finally decided to try running barefoot. The challenge is of course to run on difficult surfaces. How many...
Ken Bob will have an extremely thought out post on this subject. Plus he has much information posted on his website. This said, a few tips from a fellow...
I'm generally not a fan of medicating problems, but my ankle pain went away when I started taking Glucosamine. Like you I wondered if it was form or...
Hey, I know this is not strictly Barefoot related, but could we all on the list, lurkers included, make a donation in the amount of one pair of shoes to the...
Over the years, I've won a Saucony and two Montrails - gave 'em all to my son but you might have to wait a while! - jon In a message dated 9/1/05 7:03:37 P.M....
This past summer i won a free pair of vasque trail running shoes. I gave them to a good friend of mine - he loves them and feels in debt to me even though i...
When I was starting to get pains in my wrists, and ankles, and other joints, eating bananas did part of the trick for me. The remainder of the trick is to flex...
It was a winter morning back in 2000, just after Christmas: I was ready to board my flight to India. My feet were already bare while I was waiting for the...
BANANAS BANANAS BANANAS..... (maybe it will sink in again if I shout it like that) Thanks for the reminder Ken Bob. I keep trying to grow them, the palms grow...
i notice that very thing every time i run... michae ... __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the...
Hi. I used to post here a lot, but I stopped. I just wanted to let you all know that I'm still running barefoot here in San Jose. Actually, I broke my foot...
its nice to see you're still with us, efrem. michae ... ____________________________________________________ Start your day with Yahoo! - make it your home...
that I have had to forego a race that I was scheduled to run ... last weekend a 5K (which btw my AG won at 22:45!) and now Monday, where I will have to forgo...
RR - what you're doing is tougher than any marathon and will be not only far more memorable in future years (especially as you get chances for the HOA again)...
Thanks for the kind words, Jon!! BR ... not only far ... the HOA ... to make. I ... is that, in ... 5 and 10K ... last ... where I ... work that ... something...
A long slow 13.29 miles at 3hours and 57 minutes, this morning with Herman, and a few other people along the multi-use path and Dog Beach. Not fast, except in...
Kenbob's on kind of a roll doing 25 miles on Saturday and Sunday each; maybe he can add 26.2 miles too on Monday for your HOA. Otherwise, I can donate 13.1...
Well, my High School's XC season started, and of course I'm running...this of course means that I don't have the opportunity to practice barefoot running quite...