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  1. Josh16

    Hot spots

    Hi everyone, Here I am, asking for help again. So, yesterday I went for a barefoot run. I normally get those hot spots on the ball of the foot between the middle and fourth toe (big toe being toe number one). The spot is on the ball of the foot closest to the toes. I never worried too much...
  2. Josh16

    Happy Halloween!!!!

    Sup! If anybody wants to post Halloween pictures, here's a good place to do it! I'll start with mine! In the Office where I work, if you don,t wear a costume on Halloween, you have to pay a fine. The money collected goes to charity.
  3. Josh16

    Solitary externally rotated foot

    Hi Docs, I stumbled upon the article from the Gait Guys regarding the “solitary externally rotated” : http://thegaitguys.tumblr.com/post/14262793786/gait-problem-the-solitary-externally-rotated This article seems to describe my problem well. My right foot is turned outward. I walk and run...
  4. Josh16

    Post a picture of your pet

    Considering a lot of us have pets, and that for some of you they are also running partners and that most of them have been barefooters since birth, it seems logical to have a dedicated thread to our companions. So I'll with my cat. There he is, a 4 years old siamese named Gizmo. He's very...
  5. Josh16

    Pics of my Apr. 05 hike

    Here's a few pics of my 7 km barefoot hike yesterday. My soles still feel a little sensitive today. It's amazing how after a bit of distance, you begin to pick up the pace and it doesn't hurt as much. What species does this footprint belong to? Squirrels! They all warned me of the...
  6. Josh16

    Bruise on the inside of the big toe knuckle?

    Hey all, I went running yesterday and after about 1.5 km, I began feeling pain on the inside of the foot where my big toe where the knuckle is. I kept running but since the pain didn't quickly subside, I stopped and started walking. The pain subsided shortly after. I ran slowly the last 50...
  7. Josh16

    Representin'

    Just received my T-Shirt. So here I am representin' on a once again terrible quality picture from my iphone with bad lighting.
  8. Josh16

    We need at least three pair of shoes!

    Now, let me tell you the story of yesterday's shopping. I went to a local sports gear shop since my girlfriend told me they had biking shorts at 50% discount. Much to my dismay, it turns there wasn't any discount on the biking shorts. However there was nice discount on a VFF model. So I tried...
  9. Josh16

    Greetings from Quebec, Canada!

    Hi everyone! I recently joined the BRS and am new to barefoot running in general. I had been running in VFF for about three months before attempting the switch to skin to ground. I used too run 10 km in the VFF. The reason I ended up running in minimalist shoes in the first place was because I...