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  1. devilnuts

    Hip Pain

    So I was looking for a thread on this and didn't see one....sorry if I duplicated an existing thread. After looking on line, it appears that I have bursitis. So the pain is on the outside of my hip. I think that it was the result of having a weird gait during the marathon. My ankle on that...
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    Honolulu Marathon - Honolulu, HI

    Holy cow! I realized that I didn't post this back in...December! My bad. Well, for anyone thinking about it, this is a great marathon. The course is pretty barefoot friendly as long as you are used to running on hard surfaces. There are a few miles (maybe 6) that are a little rough, but overall...
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    North Shore Marathon - Hale'iwa, HI

    So this was last week (4/14), but I am just finally getting around to writing my tale...haha. So here it goes: The race is on the North Shore of O'ahu. I live near Waikiki, so it is an hour drive (with no traffic). Race start is at 5 a.m. so if I wanted parking, I needed to leave by 3:15. I...
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    Vibram FiveFingers EL-X review

    Let me start by saying that I am a total barefooter. Before trying these out, I hadn't run with something on my feet in who knows how long. I go to school barefoot. Hell, I go everywhere barefoot. So I really tried to give these a good long time to adjust to them. Also, I've owned several pairs...
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    Actually going to the pub barefoot

    So since so many of you are barefoot most of the time, how many head out for a beer or two barefoot? I have been going just about everywhere barefoot lately and on Monday I was going to go to this bar to watch my roommate perform (she plays guitar and sings). When I showed up in flip flops she...
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    My running "failure" today

    So today I started out with a goal of running 23 miles. I fell short of that and only got to 17.8 miles. I was pissed at myself, but then I realized...I was pissed about running "only" 18 miles. HAHA. I knew from the outset it was going to be rough because I've done "long" runs the last two...
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    And I'm the weird one for running barefoot???

    Sunday I had a 25K race in Kailua. I think I was the only barefoot runner out there again. Each time I have more and more people come up to me and ask about it (I think the best comment was after the race I was walking back to my car and a guy said, "I'm going to be talking about that for a long...
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    A "crunchy" knee

    So one of the reasons I started running was due to pain in my right knee and hip when I would run a lot. In the last year, especially the last six months, I have noticed that when I squat, my right knee makes a very disturbing "crunching" sound. Take an empty potato chip bag and crumble...
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    Does anyone else write?

    I'm just curious if there are any other budding writers or some that are already published. I have written here and there, but never had anything published. I have had been told a few times that I should try to get a book published, but that just seems to take so much time. haha. Of course, the...
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    Teaching my first class

    On Monday I get to teach my first large lecture class. I've taught smaller groups before for exam review sessions of up to about 25 students. I've also done office hours with smaller groups of 1 - 5 students. So this will be my first time giving a large lecture class with 175 students. Those...
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    Finding a new place (or Troubles in Paradise)

    Okay, this doesn't have much to do with running...I'm probably just going to be venting. So if you don't want to hear it, then skip this for your own sanity...hahaha. Before I moved out here for graduate school I asked my friend (who just happens to be my ex of 5 years) if he was 100% sure we...
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    Fibbing and lying

    So Paul Ryan didn't just stretch the truth about his marathon time, he flat out lied about it. I still don't get how people can lie about something like that in this day and age and think they won't be revealed for a lying sack of crap? Mind you, this has nothing to do with his politics...just...
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    Hydration systems

    Okay, I am trying to find out what you guys use for hydration systems. Normally I just carry a water bottle with me, but I have found that running in excess of 12 miles means carrying more water with me and that isn't happening in a water bottle. So what do you recommend. I know that I'm going...
  14. devilnuts

    Any other hashers?

    I didn't get THAT involved with them in Tucson, but I did get named. I haven't gone to a hash here yet since I've been training for the marathon and I KNOW that going to a hash will set me back at least a month in my training...although the blue moon hash would have been awesome...hahaha...
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    What happened to the runners in Hawai'i?

    I know that I can't be the only one out here, but it seems that way. I have only seen one other person running barefoot and that was down by the beach, so it probably didn't count. hahaha. I thought there were a bunch of people from Hawai'i out here running sans shoes? Anyone know where they all...
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    Not an IBRD event, but we could make it one

    There is a 10K race this weekend that falls on the 6th. If anyone happens to be in the Tucson, AZ area and would like to attend, you can find it on the Southern Arizona Roadrunners website. I run all my races BF and was the only one BF last year. So if anyone wants to come out and celebrate...
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    Valley of Gold Half Marathon

    This past Sunday (March 25th) I ran the Valley of Gold Half Marathon in Oro Valley, AZ. While my time wasn't anything to write home about, I was actually surprised that there weren't many people running in minimalist shoes and I was the only one (out of about 1500 people) that I saw running...
  18. devilnuts

    Greetings from Tucson!

    Hey everyone! I'm new to the site and, well, I guess new to barefoot running. About a year ago I started running with VFFs after someone recommended barefoot running. I have run since high school and did a lot of running in the Marine Corps. My hip and knee would always start bothering me after...
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