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  1. Lomad

    Tim's real Silver Falls Half Marathon (trail) Race Report

    I ran my first half marathon today (21k, to you, Rickwhitelaw). It's all on my blog, but I don't want to be a web traffic wh0re, so here's the full text for your reading pleasure: Silver Falls Trail Half Marathon Race Report ...alternate title: 'there will be walking' I walk YOUR...
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    Tim's Silver Falls Half Marathon (trail) race report

    is in the bf/min running forum. Error post. Nothing to see here
  3. Lomad

    Gettin' flat

    Alright. I've finished the first week of zero-drop running. Sadly I only got two short-ish runs in (5k each), but it was probably a blessing in disguise as my lower legs have been feeling the transition. I did wear my Altras for a 12-hour on my feet workday the other day and it was really good...
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    It may not be 'minimal...'

    So, I'm working my way back to a more natural running approach (as i've posted about in a few threads recently). A couple weeks ago I picked up the mt110 by New Balance. The fit was great, but it had this weird slant from the lateral to medial, forcing an overpronating gait and putting a lot of...
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    back of the knee twingeyness

    So, I'm back to minimal/zero drop running in the last few weeks. i've noticed a bit of a 'pulling sensation' at the back of my left knee. It almost feels as if the hamstring and calf are opposing each other and pulling whatever it is in that zone a little tight. It doesn't hurt, really, and it...
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    Reduced post frequency warning

    As I want none of you concerned about my untimely demise or shame from wimping out on running, I am alerting you to an upcoming drop in my posting frequency.... Because I got. A. JOB!!!!! My two year journey to my calling has paid off; I will be teaching 3rd grade and am super excited. Of...
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    Barefoot Runner Sighting

    B.R.S....get it?! (I crack me up)..Was it a BRSer? Running leg 29 of Hood to Coast Saturday morning about 930 to 10-ish am? So, I ran the Hood to Coast Relay this past weekend. for those not in the know, it's a 200 mile team event where 12 runners leapfrog down the mountain (and back over...
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    This forum always makes me giggle

    Yes, i'm a manboy, but whatever. I KNOW this forum is about running ultras while barefoot or minimally shod; but, the way my brain works, I always think "this is the forum for the 'ultra' barefoot and minimal runners. They're not barefoot; they're ULTRA barefoot!" Oh, and I may have already...
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    news flash...

    Gimp runs mile barefoot, does not die. Tiny toe blister though on his tenderfeet... carry on...
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    The confessional

    Step in, and unburden yourself of your secret shame (I'd rather confess to the barkeep than a priest any day). I'll start: I am no longer a barefoot, or even minimalist, runner. The only way I've been able to run without pain since my fall injury is shod. I can only guess I'm the yin to TJ's...
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    Possible that running shod has improved my form?

    Bear with me..this is not a joke. And, yes, I'm still around:) As many know I've spent the past few months fighting with a foot injury. Ultimately I gave in and went back to shoes. The "bad" kind. Well, yesterday I was feeling saucy and laced up the huaraches to go for a short run; then...
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    Fear, or Tim's a big ol' scaredy cat chicken boy (long post about barefoot running)

    As you all know by know (thanks to my incessant whining) I'm on the recovery road from an injury owie. It was a truly barefoot related thing involving asphalt, road construction, and scattered (boulder-sized) gravel. This led to chronic pain over a couple months and lots of self-diagnosing with...
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    Sssshhhhhhhh....don't tell anybody...

    I ran today! I couldn't take it any more and had to do something. And it felt Glorious! I did run in minshoes, just to give a little protection to the ouchie, but I ran! It is amazing how much my cardio has fallen off. Of course, when I got hurt and started cutting my mileage down I wasn't...
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    Merrell Mix Master

    I got to try on the Mix Master this morning; I didn't care for it. Overall the shoe looked like a decend NB 110 competitor, but the toebox was too narrow. I would have liked a more rounded, trail glove-esque toebox. Had that been the case it could have been an ideal trail running option. As...
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    I got my barefoot mojo back!

    Yesterday I ran in a Turkey Trot 5k, like half the running universe in America, and got to meet a fellow BRS'er in the process (Nice to meet ya Janson and Chris!). Lately I've not been able top lay claim to the title "barefoot runner" due to crap weather and me being a wimp about it. I've done...
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    First (normal) barefoot 5K

    I did the Run Like Hell in Portland, OR this morning. It was my first barefoot "normal" race. This discounts the Warrior Dash, just basd on the obstacle course nature of it. It went well overall and I did encounter one other bfr on the course, an out of towner at that. If you're interested...
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    New 'round these parts

    Hi all; been lurking here a bit, and it seems a lot of the cool kids from that other bfr forum spend more time here lately. I figured I'd join in on the fun. But first, enough about you, let's talk about me: I'm Lomad (or Tim if you don't dig on faux interwebian identities). I've been in an...