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  1. Kirsten

    Invisible Shoes Huarache Running Sandal Giveaway Contest to TWO Lucky Winners Expires August 1, 2011

    Me too please! Me too please! :-)
  2. Kirsten

    Racing barefoot vs. w/ the minimals? Help need advice :-)

    Kentox ~ I carry my VFFs on Kentox ~ I carry my VFFs on some runs ~ I strap them to my "Fuel Belt" and they don't get in the way at all. Oh and how do you like the Run Amocs I was thinking of them. stjohnthegambler ~ yea I'm not down with gravel totally agree!
  3. Kirsten

    Racing barefoot vs. w/ the minimals? Help need advice :-)

    Jonny ~ yikes a crazy story Jonny ~ yikes a crazy story on the first experience but sounds like something I would do :-) TJ ~ Excellent reminder because I've been thinking about getting some huaraches ~ it really feels like that may be the answer because the feel is supposed to be very close...
  4. Kirsten

    Racing barefoot vs. w/ the minimals? Help need advice :-)

    This is all really really This is all really really helpful! I appreciate it. I am thinking this first race has lots of unkown terrain so I'll wear the VFFs ~ it seems there are some fireroads with gravel for half the time ~ not accessible for checking it out beforehand. However, I'm pretty...
  5. Kirsten

    Racing barefoot vs. w/ the minimals? Help need advice :-)

    Hi guys thanks!~ it's a 5K Hi guys thanks! ~ it's a 5K and I am doing over 3 miles barefoot training pretty easily now. I actually have 2 ~ 5Ks coming up. One has trails and rough asphalt and the other is just road asphalt. I am fine on asphalt since I run like 50% of the time on asphalt...
  6. Kirsten

    Racing barefoot vs. w/ the minimals? Help need advice :-)

    Hi Everyone ~ In a few weeks I am doing my first race!! I LOVE going completely barefoot and feel restricted even in VFFs but the terrain is a bit iffy. I would love to hear advice from you! My thought was to possibly run the loop and decide from there? When a race is just on asphalt roads do...
  7. Kirsten

    Firecracker Sprint Tri Race Report

    Thanks I'm at about 30 Thanks I'm at about 30 seconds getting the VFFs on ~ I'm going to practice bringing that down :-)
  8. Kirsten

    Firecracker Sprint Tri Race Report

    Thanks Doug ~ I will follow Thanks Doug ~ I will follow his blog deffinitely. I am trying to decide if I should do the clip shoes and and save the VFF transition for T2. Have you tried putting them on with some help like with baby powder in them of something? I am going to pracice some...
  9. Kirsten

    DailyMile Accounts?

    here's my Daily Mile profile here's my Daily Mile profile would love to connect more with barefooters :-) http://www.dailymile.com/people/KirstenL3#ref=tophd
  10. Kirsten

    Firecracker Sprint Tri Race Report

    Thanks for the heads-up on Thanks for the heads-up on your race report! You are like the only barefoot minimalist runner triathlete I can find that is posting race reports LOL :-) I am still training for my first one but I'll be doing my first 5K in the VFFs next month can't wait!! Did you...
  11. Kirsten

    How many people ran or biked the last triathelon you were in?

    I am training for my first I am training for my first Tri and I'm planning on doing this first one with the VFFs on bike and run. There is actually a triathlete coach that has started doing his Tris with the VFFs on bike and run. I'm still considering clips though.
  12. Kirsten

    Merrell Mud Run Series Barefoot Division

    LOL ok I totally did not see LOL ok I totally did not see your post before I posted on fb LOL. I was asking them the same thing. I am going to enter in the barefoot division oh .....I mean the minimalist SHOE division. But I will be wearing VFFs not merrills. Wait ~ what is the difference...
  13. Kirsten

    Speed & Milage Advice For Beginners ~

    I would love to get some advice on speed. I'm still beginning (in my 2nd month of barefoot running) am up to comfortably doing 1.5 miles without any issues and feeling totally awesome!! I've been mostly working off of Ken Bob's book and have focused lots on form and having fun :-) My...
  14. Kirsten

    My First Olympic Tri...Sunday!

    Dirtbag How did your Honolulu Dirtbag How did your Honolulu Olympic Tri go? Do you have any words of wisdom for us after the experience barefoot (VFFs) an all!
  15. Kirsten

    Bike pedaling form change after barefoot running

    I've been wondering about the I've been wondering about the same thing. I think it's because of being used to a certain rythm. Keep us posted though because I would love to hear how it's going prepping for your tri now that you are barefoot running.
  16. Kirsten

    Comment by 'Kirsten' in 'My first week of running'

    I too am just beginning on week 4 of barefoot transition and I totally agree!! slowing the pace down makes the huge difference. I pretty much decided that going slow and incremental is what will work to my barefoot transition and it's working beautifully. I figure speed and pace will come after...
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  17. Kirsten

    Barefoot running in the rain is essential to do.

    I've only been able to do I've only been able to do short runs in the rain so far but I love it!! I can imagine longer distances will be a bit different.
  18. Kirsten

    Minimalist Shoes For Tri? Which ones are you wearing?

    LOL those freaken toe sockets LOL those freaken toe sockets are deffinitely challenging. For my first tri I will not have clips on my bike so I'll be transitioning from swim to VFFs directly ~ I'm thinking yikes on the wet feet thing. I'm borrowing someone else's bike for the next few months...
  19. Kirsten

    Minimalist Shoes For Tri? Which ones are you wearing?

    Thank you for all your Thank you for all your suggestions and help! I went out and got the VFF Bikila's so far so good ~ I'm not running in them much because I am doing my actually running bf. I am going to practice putting them on so that in my first race I'm not toally struggling :-)...
  20. Kirsten

    Minimalist Shoes For Tri? Which ones are you wearing?

    Which minimal shoes are you wearing for Tri and what has been your experience? AND what do you recommend?
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