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    TUNEfootwear 'Ornament' (minimalist dress shoes!)

    (this product review with pictures along with all the other product reviews can be found on my blog also at Secondwindbook.blogspot.com TUNEfootwear Today we have a company (and a shoe!) that I am pretty excited about. The company was founded by a normal 9-5 guy named Mike Norris who, like...
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    blisters, porta-potties, and heat strokes: And then there's the Other runs....

    We all love to write about the good runs. Those runs where you feel like you're floating, like you're feet don't even touch the ground, the breeze is blowing, and always behind you, cars slow down to look at you because you're going so fast (and you're running in the woods), you channel...
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    Altra Instinct 1.5

    Levi Dodd October 2012 Secondwindbook.blogspot.com Altra Instinct 1.5 Today we have an award winning (Editor’s pick for “Most innovative” from Competitor Magazine 2011) offering from Altra-Running: Instinct 1.5. Altra is a cool company. Their story goes back about 30 years and their...
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    Skora Running's new minimalist shoe: Form

    Levi Dodd October 2012 SKORA FORM If you’ve never heard of Skora running, don’t feel bad, I hadn’t either. But if you choose to not immediately go find out more about them, I can assure you, you will regret it! Skora is a new company (as most of you know I have a huge soft spot for...
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    Russell Moccasin Thula Thula minimalist boots

    Levi Dodd June 2012 RUSSELL MOCCASIN: THULA THULA Today we have a special product review that I am very excited about. When I was first contacted about Russell Moccasins I admit that I was unfamiliar with the brand. As I began to look into Russell, I knew there was no way I could...
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    $10 off the Naked Foot 5k race this Sat in Nashville

    Hey everyone! THIS Saturday is the Merrell Naked Foot 5k in Nashville, TN! I am partnering with them for the race this year and was supposed to be there to run, hang out, and have a booth set up - but due to some family scheduling conflicts, it looks like I Might not be able to make it...
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    Barefoot/minimalist running coach in the news: (videos)

    Hey all, just wanted to take a second to share: I had an awesome opportunity to lead a 7 week (1 day a week) running clinic (1/2 seminar 1/2 training each night) in Knoxville, TN in partnership with a local 5k there (Volunteer Ministry Center). What made this clinic work so well was that...
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    VFFs Are the Worst shoes for your feet

    According to Podiatrist Dr. Hillary Brenner... She wrote a feature for WebMD where you lays out the "Worst Shoes for your Feet" slideshow. All of the slide show is exactly what you'd expect: spike high heels, pointy toe dress shoes, the roller 'fit' shoes, etc. Then, on slide 24 you have a...
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    Couple of sample Q&A on shoes from my running clinic last night:

    Hey guys, I just wanted to share a few things that came up at a running clinic I did last night in case any of it might be useful. As usual, I got a lot of questions on shoes! The questions changed dramatically from the beginning of the clinic (where everyone was standing around in their...
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    Product Reviews for Polar Bottle's plastic, stainless steel, and insulated water bottles:

    Levi Dodd June 2011 As an introduction, I will periodically be posting these reviews of various products and brands. At the end (a few months), I will publish all of the reviews in a PDF and make that available to anyone who wishes. Note that I am reviewing products that I have done a...
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    Fantastic new Minimalist shoes!! Stem Footwear review (Primal Origins shoe)

    Levi Dodd May 2011 Product review round 4: Stem Footwear - Primal Origins As the standard introduction for all of these, I will periodically be posting these reviews of various products and brands. At the end (a few months), I will publish all of the reviews in a PDF and make that...
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    *Product Reviews Round 3: VIVOBAREFOOT Neo shoe review

    Levi Dodd May 2011 As the standard introduction, I will periodically be posting these reviews of various products and brands. At the end (a few months), I will publish all of the reviews in a PDF and make that available to anyone who wishes. Note that I am reviewing products that I have...
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    TOFP help

    TOFP This past week I got a note from a friend of mine who has recently taken the plunge into minimalist running. Her question was one of fear and high anxiety: "Have you ever heard of TOFP???" Admittedly, I chuckled a little. I (very fortunately) had only 1 episode of TOFP (Top Of...
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    *Product Reviews Round 2: CEP Compression (calf sleeves, socks, & new compression shorts)

    As an introduction (again), I will periodically be posting these reviews of various products and brands. At the end (a few months), I will publish all of the reviews in a PDF and make that available to anyone who wishes. Note that I am reviewing products that I have done a good bit of research...
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    Product Reviews Round 1: Zensah Compression (Shorts, sleeves, socks, shirt)

    As an introduction, I will periodically be posting these reviews of various products and brands. At the end (a few months), I will publish all of the reviews in a PDF and make that available to anyone who wishes. Note that I am reviewing products that I have done a good bit of research on...
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    Reviews coming soon:

    Hey guys, just a quick note: I'm going to try to do quite a few product reviews over the next couple of months and I'll be sharing all of them here on BRS (I'll post all of them in the 'Gear & Footwear' forum) for everyone and also copy them onto my blog The details about it and what...
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    Product Reviews coming: (suggestions/requests?)

    Hey guys, Over the next couple of months I'll be doing a series of product reviews on my blog to celebrate this 2011 running 'season'. I'll also post each review here in the BRS forums as well. So far I have products lined up from: CEP (compression gear)Zensah (compression gear)Polar Bottles...
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    Pics from our runs!

    Hey Guys - I got to go on a beautiful trail run Saturday and snapped a bunch of cell phone pictures along the way (was carrying it for GPS tracking) and thought it would be a cool idea to set up a thread for everyone to share some good run-scenery pics! so.... Let's see 'em! Here's mine...
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    Your thoughts on compression gear:

    Hey all - there are several questions floating about concerning compression gear so I thought we'd put it in 1 thread and provide some anecdotal research for everyone (including me - someone who has never used calf sleeves, for instance, but am curious about the thoughts of great runners who...
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    New barefoot/minimalist running book! 'Second Wind: the running coach you never had but always need

    Hi guys and gals - my name is Levi and I live in Oak Ridge, TN. I am the author of Second Wind: the running coach you never had but always needed and the book focuses on a minimalist running style and barefoot/minimalist shoes (and my journey in learning this process). The inspiration for the...
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