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  1. capmikee

    1980s commercial?

    I just had a flashback today about a TV commercial I saw in the 1980s. I think it was an ad for an athlete's foot treatment. It starts with a pair of hairy caveman feet walking in the jungle, and the voiceover says something about how we went barefoot in the beginning. Then the feet advance...
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    No eating before or during running?

    Janine shared this thread Janine shared this thread with me last night, and since she talked about me so much, I feel like I've already been here... IF is a situation where conventional wisdom about what to eat runs up against some very real practical concerns: I've been told from time to time...
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    Comment by 'capmikee' in 'Winter, VFFs and "rescue shoes": a word to the wise'

    Ihaven't tried running barefoot when it's cold and wet, but I know what shoes I would take for "rescue" - my Teva Protons. They're neoprene and although they feel a bit bulky to me now, they are super-cozy, wet or dry.
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    Paleo again faster

    I've heard different figures, I've heard different figures, but the one I hear most often is that the brain needs about 70g of carbohydrates per day. It's true that you don't need to eat carbohydrates to get them, though: you liver can turn protein into carbs using a process called...
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    How do you wear your timing chip?

    We forgot our ankle straps We forgot our ankle straps for the Warror Dash last weekend, but we had some duct tape that we brought for a little extra foot protection (I stepped on a staple last week and my heel was a bit tender). Janine had a brilliant idea to make straps with the tape - folded...
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    Fellowship of the Morton's Toe

    Barefoot TJ wrote:But Mikee, I did that first, before I noticed that the second toe stuck out more. I think the difference may be slight, but I'm pretty sure the second one is longer.
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    Paleo again faster

    saypay45 wrote:I still use I hope you don't mind me asking, but more healthy than what? Most of the Clif products I've seen are based on soy and milk protein isolates. I would choose a bag of sugar in a second over a Clif bar. Most Lara bars, on the other hand, are nothing but dates, fruit and...
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    Fellowship of the Morton's Toe

    I looked again. I don't have I looked again. I don't have to do no leg-crossin', toe bendin' fancy measurin'. I just sat down with my feet straight out in front of me and noticed that my second toes are longer. How did I miss that? Yes, I do have the "pied de Néanderthal."
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    Fellowship of the Morton's Toe

    I like the part about Greek I like the part about Greek statues in the Wikipedia article (and the Statue of Liberty!). I also looked up Metatarsus in Wikipedia and it looks like the diagram they give there has MT as well! Okay I did the test. I think I have a very slight Morton's Toe. I don't...
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    Warrior Dash RR

    jschwab wrote:Hubby did the I had fun at the Mud Run but it was really more of a trail run than an "adventure race." There were only 5 obstacles over 10K, and they were all very minor. The Warrior Dash has more serious obstacles, and there was a lot more mud and difficult terrain than the Mud...
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    Warrior Dash RR

    zapmamak wrote:Schwab - you Weird - they moved our venue too. It was originally in Maryland. In addition to beer, they also had barbecue turkey. I would have loved to have some of both, but I'm very sensitive to all sorts of ingredients, including grains, MSG, and sugar - that's why I'm Paleo...
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    Barefoot at Work

    Sorry, that was me! Janine Sorry, that was me! Janine was using my computer this weekend and I didn't notice she logged me out...
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    Paleo again faster

    I forgot to mention we have a I forgot to mention we have a chest freezer. Definitely comes in handy for buying meat in bulk.
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    Paleo again faster

    Hi folks, sorry I've been Hi folks, sorry I've been away! startingupagain, I had to do a bit of skimming to get through all this, but I think you said you're eating a little dairy and some almonds and you're hungry all the time. I wanted to share with you that when I ate almonds I got REALLY...
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    Your 3 minutes from the finish line...

    I have very little hard rock I have very little hard rock in my collection, but Sepultura sounds like a good choice to me. I guess I am a bit too much "in tune with nature," or at least I'm already so out if it WITHOUT headphones that I don't want to cut myself off any more... When I was...
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    interesting article on calluses....

    I think my feet were starting I think my feet were starting to callus and get brittle a couple weeks ago and I got some stuff in them while I was walking around. I was never quite sure whether there were actual foreign objects or just small cuts, but they were pretty painful and lasted for a...
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    11 barefoot miles in the rain.

    Janine and I are getting Janine and I are getting ready for the Warrior Dash in Quarryville, PA. One of the "obstacles" is a section of a stream that we will be running in. Janine's worried that this will be bad for barefooting and she's thinking about carrying the Teva Protons, which have...
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    Best running scenes in movies?

    We watched "Saint Ralph" last We watched "Saint Ralph" last year - a pretty fantastic movie, and I also like the version of Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah" that plays during the climactic Boston Marathon scene.
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    How to cut 2 min & 20 secs off a 5k

    I can't argue with anyone I can't argue with anyone here, since I don't know any of the theory, but I discovered something interesting about myself last weekend. I ran a mile race against some pretty tough competition (at least by my standards - I did it in 6:46 and I came in 17th out of 23). I...
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    Video barefoot jschwab beats shod buff guy

    jschwab wrote:I didn't mean Here they are: As you can see, they were also pretty worn out.
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