When You Ask a Barefoot Runner What Kind of Surfaces She Runs On

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We were playing something called Pickle Ball at a social gathering, and I was playing barefoot. It is like tennis/ping pong with a woofle ball and stubby wooden paddles. It was couples matches, and my husband and I were playing a couple that we had just met that night. Part way into the game, the gentleman of the other couple, probably 30something FWIW, asked if that didn't hurt my feet. I said no and added that I run barefoot, since I figured that would help him understand. He exclaimed some surprised, but impressed word, then asked what type of surface I run on. Naturally, I went on to describe a few surfaces, but didn't realize I was speaking Barefooteese until my husband broke in apologetically and explained, "she runs on asphalt, moslty." Ah, a simple answer, and the look of confusion disappeared from the man's face. And we went on playing Pickle Ball on the smooth, freshly painted cement tennis courts.
 
...I went on to describe a few surfaces, but didn't realize I was speaking Barefooteese ...

I guess one builds specialized BF synapses to handle the new input from the Plantar nerves, along with enhanced bones and muscles. The enhanced cognitive function expresses as "Barefootese."
 
when asked where i run bf i've told more than one person "outside".

"yeah but where?"

"outside. you know, open your door and you're outside. that's where i run."

"yeah but where?"

wow. how do you not understand outside?
 
when asked where i run bf i've told more than one person "outside".

"yeah but where?"

"outside. you know, open your door and you're outside. that's where i run."

"yeah but where?"

wow. how do you not understand outside?



Miguel, have you ever found your audience twitching with the the urge to rearrange your facial features? I just wonder because not everyone might appreciate your sense of humor like we do here....

I might be forced to respond to the question of where I run "AWAY! AWAY!"
 
i read my audience before i start with the sarcasm. some just deserve it. others i'm testing out. online brings no fears of fists or backhands.