Are barefoot runners inherently crazy?

#21
Anything other that the norm is deemed crazy until it becomes part of the culture.
Everyone on the planet is pushing the boundaries to one degree or another, just in different directions.
We tend to gravitate to people with traits that are close to our own so the illusion is we are all on the fringe and a little bit crazy because what we do has not been fully accepted into society yet.
The same principle applies to any group of like minded people, be it politicians, accountants, physicists, you name it, i guarantee there are notions of craziness branching off amongst them all, we just don't see it because of our selective thinking, interests and behavior.
So in reality we're all quite normal, its just cultural evolution in action.
 
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#23
Last Place Jason said:
Barefoot runners have the ability to really push the boundaries of what society considers normal... in many different realms. In short, barefoot runners are exceptionally open-minded and accepting.
Why?
Feel free to take this discussion anywhere.
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Clearly a cry for affirmation. Don't worry, Jason. Whatever deviant things you are up to now, we still cherish and support you!

But seriously, I haven't met any other barefoot runners in person. I've come across a few who've tried it, but didn't stick with it. On this board, it seems that those who do stick with it are either very patient, stubborn, or both. Perhaps, those are shared characteristics in addition to crazy.
 
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Mikkel said:
I just think it is a need for some people to be closer in contact with them selves. Just yesterday driving home from sax-class I just wondered why I always seems to be glad. I came to the conclusion that I do the things that make me glad, running and being barefoot most of the time, playing my sax, being a buddhist.
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You may also do those things because you're inherently glad - either way, it's something to be glad about!
 
#26
I think what attracted me to barefoot running was very reasonable even though it is strange to our western culture.

Strengthening the muscle in our feet, utilizing the arch for absorbtion and then recoil. Desensitizing our overly sensitive reaction to the ground under our bare feet and retraining/creating new pathways in our brain to feel the ground and then react in a corrective way while running, if need be (proprioception and all). Allowing our feet to spread and absorb the weight of our bodies and on and on...
Did I mention not having to drop $100+ evertime I pass the running shoe store? Why spend so much on something that is not needed and really so detrimental?
If I am a rebel, then it is because I absolutely hate being a follower. Especially when the running (and biking) culture is so driven by marketing. I refuse to be so gullible! I have always been into a healthy lifestyle and I think barefooting is one of the essentials to a healthier way of living.

Our feet are so good to us. Look at all the places they take us. Why keep 'em locked up in those damp, dark, evil coffins?
 
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I am crazy.
 
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skedaddle said:
I've decided to merge barefoot running with the pastime of extreme ironing to form the extreme barefoot ironing club, that'll sort out the hard core crazies.
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guess we can't be friends after all then....since i'm into lazy ironing/non ironing.
but....i'm into irony? does that bring us into a similar grouping?????
 
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Here are the non-running similarities I have observed in my barefoot running friends.

  • Overactive imaginations
  • Hilarious, whacked-out senses of humor
  • Indeed, either highly creative or highly intellectual, or in some cases -both.
  • Non-conformists
  • Natural leaders
  • Dedicated and commited
  • Un-closeted perverts
 
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Bare Lee said:
What percentage do you suppose are closeted chipmunks? Am I the only one? (Psst, don't shout the reply; my wife is beginning to suspect.)
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LOL! I find both chipmunks and squirrels absolutely hilarious. So, if you are one, could I make you my pet chimpmunk. Especially a chipmunk who can write!
 
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jldeleon said:
LOL! I find both chipmunks and squirrels absolutely hilarious. So, if you are one, could I make you my pet chimpmunk. Especially a chipmunk who can write!
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Why don't you first try to make me your pet. If I am indeed a chipmunk, please confirm and yes, I'll remain your pet. However, if I am in fact delusional and have become severely disoriented by these virtual interactions with people who for all I know, are, in fact, fast-typing chipmunks, please release me back into my natural habitat (opps, what a giveaway!).
 
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jldeleon said:
Here are the non-running similarities I have observed in my barefoot running friends.

  • Overactive imaginations
  • Hilarious, whacked-out senses of humor
  • Indeed, either highly creative or highly intellectual, or in some cases -both.
  • Non-conformists
  • Natural leaders
  • Dedicated and commited
  • Un-closeted perverts
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I forgot one...

  • Smoke crack regularly :)
 
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Bare Lee said:
Why don't you first try to make me your pet. If I am indeed a chipmunk, please confirm and yes, I'll remain your pet. However, if I am in fact delusional and have become severely disoriented by these virtual interactions with people who for all I know, are, in fact, fast-typing chipmunks, please release me back into my natural habitat (opps, what a giveaway!).
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Don't take this guy's nuts.;)
 
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jldeleon said:
Here are the non-running similarities I have observed in my barefoot running friends.

  • Overactive imaginations
  • Hilarious, whacked-out senses of humor
  • Indeed, either highly creative or highly intellectual, or in some cases -both.
  • Non-conformists
  • Natural leaders
  • Dedicated and commited
  • Un-closeted perverts
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This list pretty much sums up my observations. ;)
 
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