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  1. I-Did-It (Steve)

    Avalon 50

    Woot...I finally pulled the trigger, and signed up for my 1st ultra...I decided to be slightly prudent and do a 50 miler instead of starting off with a 100 miler. In a case of perfect time and place, I found the Avalon Benefit 50. It's on Catalina Island off the cost of Southern California...
  2. I-Did-It (Steve)

    Foot Roll

    Wow, after all these barefoot miles, I just discovered the goodness of landing on the outside half of the mid/forefoot and letting the foot roll inward. When I first started wearing the Correct Toes a few days ago I focussed on shemming the big toe out further, but then yesterday I shemmed the...
  3. I-Did-It (Steve)

    How much did your shoe size change?

    I went from a 10.5 US, 43 Euro, to a size 11 in the first month....About 2 weeks ago I was at size 11.5 US and 46 Euro....today I went to buy shoes with my Correct Toes putting my toes in the right place, and only a Size 12 would fit properly....thats 1.5 sizes up! Its crazy to think that I...
  4. I-Did-It (Steve)

    Tobacco style Class Action

    I think we may need a Tobacco style Class Action lawsuit against the major athletic shoe companies. Most of those shoes deform the feet and lower leg over time. It was not until the tobacco companies started getting sued that they started being required to put warning labels on cigarette...
  5. I-Did-It (Steve)

    Correct Toes

    So I think I've become a little obsessed with the deformity of my feet... Its the standard squished toe thing, where the big toe is angled inward from a lifetime of cramped shoes. I stuffed some tissue between my toes to get them to a natural position and went for a run walk, and was astounded...
  6. I-Did-It (Steve)

    Nice Little Essay On Running Form

    "The perfect way of running. For You." There are many opinions on running techniques, but there is no “right way”, not really. There are just better ways, perhaps, more commonly acceptable ways. I myself believe that the key to running is in synchronisation, when you completely connect to your...
  7. I-Did-It (Steve)

    Mileage report 29th week of 2014

    Did a pretty intense circuit strength training with a fair amount of core training today...did a lot of big power lifting type movements. 3 sets of squats with 300 lbs, on the squats I would do about 10 reps then drop down to about 60 degree leg bend and 'bounce' about and inch throughout the...
  8. I-Did-It (Steve)

    Very cool video from a bare-footer in India

    One thing That I have discovered in my short 2 months of barefoot running, is that being a barefoot runner turns one into a kind of ambassador by default....people seem to want to talk to you about it and approach you (if they can catch you lol). So one ends up becoming an ambassador not only...
  9. I-Did-It (Steve)

    Acclimating to hot pavement.

    Has anyone here acclimated to running on hot pavement? Does anyone here have issues with it? I don't like the idea of having to wear a shoe for running in the middle of the day because of hot tarmac...seems like the foot should be able to acclimate to it, after all, my dog can run on it just...
  10. I-Did-It (Steve)

    Mileage reporting 25th week 2014

    Very sore and stiff calf muscles from all the weekend running...glad for a recovery day today...will do an easy mile or two later today to just loosen up and get the blood flowing a bit :-) Happy running this week everyone! Edit: did about 1.5 miles at 11:30 mm pace
  11. I-Did-It (Steve)

    The World Cup and Barefoot Brazilians

    Its interesting, my wife is from Brazil, so we are big futbol fans, and very excited about the Worldcup. An interesting barefoot tidbit...most Brazilians believe that ONE OF the reasons that Brazilians are so good at soccer, is because they grow up playing without shoes on very hard packed dirt...
  12. I-Did-It (Steve)

    Meet Mick Dodge

    This guy is so cool...been living in the rainforest off the land in the Hoh Forest of the American Northwest for 25 years...he's not just a 'wilderness' guy, he is also a fitness buff, and a Barefoot Runner ;-) They have a show on National Geographic channel about him. Neat guy, great sense...
  13. I-Did-It (Steve)

    Post Pics of Your Favorite Runs Here!

  14. I-Did-It (Steve)

    Regime

    Have been a couch potato for 20 years after being a fairly competitive high-school runner. Some injuries prevented me from running until I found barefoot running about 8 weeks ago...had a fiasco with blisters that shut me down for a week or so, and have been training fairly well the last 6...
  15. I-Did-It (Steve)

    Anybody doing Barefoot Speed Training

    I'm upping the ante on my training...I've been running for about 6 weeks now after about a 20 year layoff. I'm losing weight (down to 246 from 261 pounds) and getting my endurance up, I did two long runs in that time period, both between 2:45 and just under 3 hours for a half marathon distance...
  16. I-Did-It (Steve)

    Trail versus Concrete for Barefoot conditioning.

    I'm new to this, and have so much to learn, and so much to improve upon. But one thing I noticed is that running on trails seems to have really accelerated the conditioning of the strength of my feet, (muscles and connective tissue), and less prone to injury. Running on the constantly even and...
  17. I-Did-It (Steve)

    Helloooooooooo

    Hello everyone, glad I found this sight! Here's my barefoot story ;-) I live in Irvine Ca but grew up in Ohio. 6'2" 261 lbs (now 250) and 43 years aged. I was a good ole country boy growing up, lots of time in the woods skipping school, barefoot a lot. Was a fairly competitive high school...
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