Blog entries by Barefoot Ken Bob
Brian is a long-time supporter of going barefoot, an old friend, my wife's former multi-sports coach, and I once car-pooled with Brian to support Barefoot Ted in Ted's first 100 mile ultra marathon (which he completed in Five-Fingers):
http://barefootrunning.com/?p=10633
Fear is one of the biggest handicap on downhills. Fear of falling and hurting yourself possibly badly. Confidence in running fast downhills comes with skill at running fast downhills. Practice will add to both.
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Less than a handful of people expressed interest in attending or hosting events during the planning stages of our 2015 Summer Tour, so we have cancelled the tour for 2015
We will consider doing a tour sometime further in the future. Perhaps when Born to Run, the movie, is released there will...
From Ken Bob's mailbox:
"I bought the Vibram Five-Fingers running shoes and was wondering if they cause injuries like running shoes or if it is just like barefoot? -Matthew"
This is an old question, but it still comes up frequently, and does reflect an issue that can lead to dangerous...
When we look at running technique, it's often easy to focus too much on specific actions that are incidental to other more fundamental actions. Then when we try to imitate those incidental actions, all hell breaks loose.
For example, if we move our body forward, our feet will move quickly to...
I'm going to start suggesting, coercing, encouraging, and prodding members of the Original Running Barefoot forum (formerly at Yahoo) to begin posting here. Then I will delete that discussion group from Yahoo - perhaps sometime this year (2015).
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The shortcut...
Pretty simple;
Helping people walk, run, and live better, more healthfully, more gently, more efficiently, more safely, and more gracefully!
Relax, Relax, Relax!
Have FUN!
We would rather encourage a few billion people to get off the sofa a few times a week for a half-hour barefoot walk, than...
Netherlands
George has been running for 13 years, the last 12 in a very special way. After a year of running, he became so injured that he decided on his bare feet to go.
Next Friday, November 23, 2012 in the “ Milk and Honey” at 19:20 pm. It’s certainly about all other things in that...
The Suggs Sports Medicine Symposium in Springfield Illinois on 2012 August 3 Friday featured Barefoot Ken Bob Saxton
Here is a short clip:
What am I, Barefoot Ken Bob, 30-year resident of beautiful sunny southern California, doing writing about how to start out barefoot in cold weather?
Well, first of all, it occasionally drops well below 60 degrees Fahrenheit here! So I do know a little bit about cold weather.
But seriously...
What am I, Barefoot Ken Bob, 30-year resident of beautiful sunny southern California, doing writing about how to start out barefoot in cold weather?
Well, first of all, it occasionally drops well below 60 degrees Fahrenheit here! So I do know a little bit about cold weather.
But seriously...
I'm not really a big fan of drills. Most are designed to train our body to move in a specific way – the way that our coach believes to be the only way to move. This can be a double-edged sword. Yes, if you are learning better technique, it may be helpful to replace dangerous movements...