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  1. etreas

    Announcing RaceBarefoot!

    Barefoot runners, I'm thrilled to announce the launch of racebarefoot.com, the first and only international race review site designed specifically for barefoot runners! Visit the site, share your race experiences by adding your own reviews, and peruse others' reviews to pick your next barefoot...
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    Barefoot Running t-shirts!

    Hi all, I recently created a barefoot running "All your questions answered" t-shirt for myself (see here: https://www.instagram.com/p/BDjSQ_uqXb5/?taken-by=etreas), just for fun. I received a lot of requests to make them available, so due to popular demand, t-shirts, tanks and long-sleeved tops...
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    Summer marathon suggestions

    Hi all, I'm looking to run a marathon in July or August this year and need some suggestions for good barefoot-friendly races. I'm interested in a road marathon, as I'm a horrible trail runner. I train mostly on roads, so smooth pavement, concrete, etc, would be ideal. I'm open to pretty much...
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    Barefoot Running Workshop 3: Hills, Speed & Precautions

    Barefoot Running Workshop 3: Hills, Speed & Precautions By Emilie Reas, Chapter President, San Diego, California Many thanks to all who attended the final session of our Barefoot Running Workshops! In today’s workshop we built on the fundamentals of running mechanics covered in the first and...
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    Barefoot Running Workshop 2: Lower and Upper Biomechanics

    Barefoot Running Workshop 2: Lower and Upper Biomechanics By Emilie Reas, Chapter President, San Diego, California In the first of our Barefoot Running Workshops, we explored facts and fiction of barefoot running, sensory awareness and mechanics of the foot. In our second workshop today, we...
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    Barefoot Running Workshop 1: Myths, Sensations, Foot-strike

    Barefoot Running Workshop 1: Myths, Sensations, Foot-strike (May 29, 2015) By Emilie Reas, Chapter President, San Diego, California Thanks to the awesome crew who attended my first Barefoot Running Workshop, lessons were learned and loads of barefoot fun was had! We dispelled myths, explored...
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    Barefoot friendly half marathon

    Hi all, I'm considering running my first barefoot half-marathon and am looking for suggestions for a good course. Ideally, I'd like a late November or early December race, somewhere in or near California. I can't run trails barefoot yet and prefer smooth pavement or concrete. Any...
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    Hip instability

    About 4 months ago, I tripped while trail running and sustained a bad fall, landing directly on my right hip onto a bed of rocks. For the next couple of days the hip was very sore and hurt to lift the knee, but resolved relatively quickly. Over the past couple of months I've noticed a...
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    Cheers from San Diego, CA

    I've already met a few of you, thanks to IBRD, so a formal introduction is now far overdue. I've been running since about 1996 and only discovered barefoot running less than a year ago. Running shod, I was plagued with chronic hip and achilles injuries, all of which have disappeared after the...
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    Metatarsal / Joint pain

    First off, thanks to the docs for this great forum! For the past 9 days, I've had some achiness and tightness near my fourth metatarsal-phalangeal joint extending into the distal end of the metatarsal. It's mildly tender if I press directly on top of the metatarsal, but nothing beyond a slight...
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    Suspected capsulitis of 2nd MPJ

    For the past week I've been dealing with what I now suspect is capsulitis of my 2nd metatarsal-phalyngeal joint (MPJ). For a little background, I'm a distance runner (marathons mostly) who typically runs in minimalist shoes or racing flats. I've been walking barefoot for the past 1.5 years and...