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    Relay

    Relay By Neil_D On a beautiful winters day in Adelaide I had a call from regular barefoot runner David who asked if I would stand in for one of their relay team that...
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    I must have been keen today

    I must have been keen today By Neil_D We are just a few days off the calendar winter and although it is a cissy winter compared to you in the northern states of the US...
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    Fanatics Christmas Day Half Marathon

    Fanatics Christmas Day Half Marathon...
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    Henley Classic 10km

    Henley Classic 10km By Neil_D A more perfect day for a run couldn't be wished for. A blue...
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    Stop Stretching! By Dr. Stephen Gangemi, a.k.a., The Sock Doc

    Stop Stretching!By Dr. Stephen GangemiThe Sock Doc Stretching is perhaps one of the most...
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    Theresa Withee, possibly first woman to run Boston barefoot - An interview

    Theresa Withee, possibly first woman to run Boston barefootAn interview Truly an inspiration for many of us women, Theresa Withee, 44, mom of...
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    Barefoot snake hunter

    That snake was very cooperative going into the container at the end. They usually put them into a cloth sack. I've not seen a snake in ages even though there are probably hundreds where I go walking. They have good hearing and move away when they sense you approaching. I do get a bit nervous...
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    Sarawakian girl runs barefoot in cross country championship, wins first place for Girls U12 category

    Very inspirational, I hope she carries on and doesn't get bought out by the shoe companies. It would be a bit tricky running on a muddy surface, she must have had good balance. Neil
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    EBFA Webinar: The Science of Toe Spacers, April 14 @ 8 p.m. ET

    I have some of the spacers without the end straps. They seemed to hold in position while walking around the house barefoot. It is hard wearing them inside of shoes, even those with wider toe boxes and they make your toes sweat if you have socks on as well. I loath wearing shoes. I got out of the...
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    Pain at inner side of knee

    Hi there, This is a very old thread but seeing as I also am still having issues in exactly the same area I thought I would add some more observations. I recently went to see a physio and he said it was probably an over tight ITB and gave me some dry needling and massage. It felt better...
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    Dealing with rocks

    I would say it depends on where the rocks are and the size. If your talking about a gravel path, you can gently run over that as the gravel displaces under your weight. If you are talking about loose stones on a concrete path, ouch if you land on one as it's got nowhere to go except into your...
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    Milind Soman completes eight-day run, shares what happens when he runs barefoot

    That's a fair old distance in 8 days. I can only dream of running that far. I've got calf strain at the moment, apparently more common as you get older. I need to strengthen the calves more by doing heel drops. Calf strains are frustrating because you don't know if you have rested enough until...
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    Hot roads and split calluses

    Hi there, I think the suggestions above would be my reccomendations also. The sun is a brutal here in Adelaide with summer temperatures reaching 45C at times, I wouldnt even consider running in the afternoon during days like that but I will get up just before sunrise to run as the ground will be...
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    Ron Hill dead at 82

    That's interesting being a boy from Hyde myself. I didn't think there were any other barefoot people in that area. I was in the UK around a year and half ago and did some running but I wore my Xero's as the ground was too yucky. The footpaths in Australia are much more amenable to barefoot...
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    Ron Hill, Boston Marathon Record Holder Who Had 52-Year Running Streak, Dies at 82

    Hi TJ, My dad also had Alzheimers as have most of my friends parents. I am convinced it is diet related. It is the Western diet that is killing off our brains. There are countries around the world such as India, Japan and the medeterranean countries where it is very low and then there is...
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    Ron Hill, Boston Marathon Record Holder Who Had 52-Year Running Streak, Dies at 82

    Hi TJ, You got there before me ;-) I was just talking to his son Graham earlier in the week. Very sad to see him go but the Alzheimers had taken him a few years before. Graham and I were running together since school and he had his dads speed but maybe not the dedication needed to get to the top...
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    Ron Hill dead at 82

    Hi All, Sad to say old acquaintance Ron Hill died last week after battling Alzheimers for a few years now. I caught up with him and family last time I was in the UK around 2 years ago and it was so sad to see how he had been robbed of his memories. He often ran barefoot in the early days as...
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    Shoe problem or form problem?

    Hi there, It looks like you have an ankle locking issue. I had a similar problem and went to see a muscular skeletal guy and he just did a real simple test. I lay on my back on a table when he checked the range of rotation in each ankle. One was terrible, the other was better. All he did then...
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    Barefoot 200 meter

    Hi Tyler, Would that be on grass? you should be fine with that. Just get some warm ups done and remember to lean forward and let your legs catch up. Good luck Neil
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    Barefoot Runner Spotted: Tillman

    He is still smiling at the end of the half marathon so that is a good sign. So many people get to the end of a race and look like they are about to die. I will have to get back into doing some races again in the spring time. Neil