... When standing, rather than turn the front of the foot inward, first turn the heel outward so that it is straight in relationship to the forefoot, and...
Today was the first day that I really did consider to give up my barefoot status. That is a very depressing thing to type but it's true. The reason being is...
Dana Point Turkey Trot barefoot was as much fun as ever. Huge crowds of people wearing turkey costumes, indian costumes, even shoes. There was, of course, one...
... I will try to anticipate what Ken wil say. Cut back your barefoot miles by about 50 to 66 percent. You must be putting in more miles than your calf muscles...
I recently interviewed Ken Saxton for an article in Los Angeles Sports & Fitness Magazine. For further comments, Ken suggested that I e-mail the group and ask...
Billy is absolutely right. Two months is the blink of an eye, when you think of how long you have NOT been running barefoot. For some of us older folks, it's...
Over the last few years I discovered the very same barefoot philosophy thro= ugh lessons in the Alexander Technique (i.e. learning the best way to use your = ...
Ah, a person after my own sole. I wore Capezio dance shoes as my dress shoes for about 10 years. Look forward to seeing your barefoot shoes. Looking for...
Amen - Ken is right. It took my 'stone bruise' over a year to heal completely. All because I wanted to be like Ken right away. For [bad] example, rather...
from: http://run-down.com/guests/pt_shoes.php ... I don't mean to trash the entire shoe industry here, some models are very good, but at the same time lets...
Running Barefooters are invited to join in the various JIngle Bell runs in their respective parts of the country and world as we did last year in rain on the...
Well I've used barefoot science insoles in my shoes for three weeks now. I have to say I'm rather impressed as it does seeem to be working to raise the...
I have been going barefoot a lot for the last 6 months. This was quite a change because for several years prior to last summer I exclusively wore motion...
Has anyone come up with a mock shoe that fit over or has your foot slide into and does not have a sole. So that you walk with soleless shoes and no one is the...
As far as going barefoot in school, restaurants, etc. Just get in the habit of carrying flip flops with you. I just think of it as an odd little ritual that...
For those soleless places where soles are needed, see a picture of Ken's mouse pad shoes at the bottom of the following RunningBarefoot subject cite. The ...
http://www.runningbarefoot.org/Pictures/2003April23-BarefootShoes- MousePads-002.jpg While the mouse pad shoes got me on the Greyhound bus from California to...
Discovered some new types of shoes. Haven't tried any of these but they look interesting. Started from reading the page on Ken's site with the mouse pad...
Hello, I am a new member and found this group from the Go Barefoot site. Up here in Ottawa, Ontario it has been pouring heavy rain for Christmas, very odd. I...
Shoe-dependent Americans may not be able to conceive getting through the jungle without their precious shoes. But a Vietnamese co-worker, told me that going...
Has anybody watched the Eco-Challenge? Look at what happens to their feet, running in shoes in the wet jungle for about a week! If the adventure racers trained...
Welcome Sunny. With regard to flatfooting, 11 time AAU Champion (e.g. 1945: national champion in 20K/25K/30K/marathon) and Running Barefoot Hall of Famer...
Although neoprene and other aqua socks used by barefoot runners over the years (e.g. see below Runner's World interview of Charley Robbins) have been noted for...
Maybe RunningBarefoot Hall-of-Famer Charley "Doc" Robbin's "landing almost flat-footed" is the elite runner speedy version most of our slower-paced, more ...
Hello, Newbie intro: Used to run barefoot ,(25 years ago) when I first started running in the woods by my house when younger. Packed dirt paths made it easy. ...
Happy New Year Jen, We don't have a FAQ as such, since we're all still learning ourselves, even after more than 20 years of running barefoot myself. But, there...
Jen, P.S. I love the quote on your profile; "Pain is necessary, suffering optional" Especially since I cited "Pain" as one of the important reasons for running...
