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  1. Kid Tested, Doctor Approved

    I was at the track today barefootin it when I was flagged down by a man who turned out to be a doctor at a nearby hospital. We had a nice conversation about barefoot and minimalist running. He told me about a number of his friends that were going minimalist and it was working out good for them...

  2. Hip Flexor Issues

    Hello everyone. Last week I decided to pay attention to what everyone keeps telling me and just relax during my running, to let my body do its thing and try to land without pain. That worked out good for a couple of runs, my at issues almost disappeared. Then one morning the at was back and my...

  3. An unexpected benefit

    Here's a benefit I didn't expect from my humble attemps at BFR. My knees used to crackle whenever I would go down stairs to the basement. About a week ago I noticed a lack of popping. Its not gone completely but the sound is noticably reduced. And my at seems to be fading away as well. Now that...

  4. Cadence Question

    Morning all. Just a quick question about switching to a higher cadence. I've been running for about 3 years and almost completely barefoot since May. In all that time I never really had any pain when I landed on my heel using a 180 cadence which almost matched my natural beat almost perfectly. I...

  5. I'm Confused

    Help me out someone. I thought from all the articles and books i've read on barefoot tunning that the best way for us to land was with our feet either under us or slightly behind. I was watching videos on youtube of Paul Tergat, Paula Radcliff and other big names and it looked like they were...

  6. Stop Stretching Article

    Good morning everyone. I read the above mentioned article and if i'm reading it right the problem lies with static stretching. Would dynamic stretching be a viable alternative? I've found a few dynamic stretches on youtube but would appreciate input from anyone that has experience in this area...

  7. And the children shall lead

    I want my 7yr old to be my running coach. If he's not on his bike then he's running. I've noticed before how smooth and easy he runs but he and I went running to a favorite play spot yesterday and I noticed his feet were going up almost to his butt pretty much the way I've seen Halie...

  8. Toe Addons

    Does anyone have any opinion or experience with either of these? http://nwfootankle.com/home/toes http://www.yogapro.com/products/YogaToes.html I've been curious about them for a while now but am too cheap to spend money on them if they are no good. It would be nice if I could let...

  9. I am so jealous

    of my 7yr old. We were outside recently playing (barefoot) and he wanted me to watch him run. It was on the side of a hill where there were many rocks and sticks poking up, none of which made a bit of difference to him. He just seemed to float along. I had him run the same bit a few more times...

  10. Running in a dog park

    I took the dogs to a dog park today which is closed in and covered in grass. I started running barefoot around to get them chase after me and for a bit payed no mind to running form at all. I noticed that my foot fall was forefoot but out in front of me. It had a totally different feel (good)...

  11. Worst Run of The Season

    Just had my worst run of the season. I had to do a 3 mile night barefoot run due to the heat and instead of this parking lot I have been using, I ran down a nearby series of sidewalks. I was constantly dodging branches, trying not to step on various obstacles, never could relax completelyj and...

  12. Form Questions

    I set out on a run earlier today and started thinking about how my foot was landing. I read advice all over the web on barefoot running commenting on forefoot/midfoot landing versus heel landing. I was just wondering at what poing does the heel begin? If left to their own devices, my feet tend...

  13. Lawn Mower

    Does anyone mow the yard barefoot? I had always heard wear shoes when you mow, its safer but why? I have to mow my yard later today and was thinking it seems move dangerous to wear shoes. I use a riding mower and it seems like there is a danger of the shoe laces getting caught it the belts or...

  14. Stretching

    Heres what I hope isn't a too stupid question. How often should I be stretching? Daily? Several times a day or weekly? Also, should I use the same guidelins while recovering from an injury that I would just doing regular stretching? I saw this question somewhere else and there wasn't a consensus...

  15. Mud anyone?

    I have been working on going barefoot running and in order to further that goal I have been going barefoot in and around the house. The other day I was outside playing with my 7year old when he wanted to take his bike to a part of the neighboorhood where there were some dirt hills and ride...

  16. Change in shoe size

    I finally got a new pair of work shoes. I purchased a pair of faded glory shoes for $12 at Walmart because they have no heel drop and almost no toe spring. I used to wear a size 13 in foot coffin size but when I switched to a sligtly more sensible type of shoe, I had to drop down a full size...

  17. Help diagnocing injury Please

    I need help diagnoicing a foot related injury. When I wake up in the mornings there is a good bit of pain/stiffness at the top and rear of my heel right where my achilles connects. It only hurts (more like sore) when I try to walk in the morning or have been sitting still for a good while like...

  18. Work Shoes

    Hello all. I've been trying barefoot running/walking for just under a month now. I would like to wear some kind of minimalist shoe at work but can't really afford many of them. The vibrams I already own are out due to working in dialysis and having nasty chemicals and bodily fluid landing on my...
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