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    181km barefoot in 24 hours: Gait lesson #2

    181km barefoot in 24 hours: Gait lesson #2 By Dayrunner ...
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    Going Sub-10 hours: Barefoot 100km Ultra

    Going Sub-10 hours: Barefoot 100km Ultra By Dayrunner After clocking 11h17min for my 100km split in a 24hr track...
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    Ultimate Trails Challenge 110k

    Lucky you! Beautiful place, rains a lot (there is no dry season to speak of!), terrain can be all of the above. Generally rolling grass and bracken lowlands that can get muddy with rocky (lots of slate, so scree is common) peaks which can be reasonable mountain climbing territory (though modest...
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    "Pillows are like orthotics for our necks..."

    Interesting to hear others' experiences above. I've been sleeping nearly 3 weeks now without a pillow and it feels pretty normal now, I can sleep comfortably on my back, side or front (I didn't used to sleep on my front before). I still go looking for that cushy feeling of the pillow when I...
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    "Pillows are like orthotics for our necks..."

    Oh dear, what has this thread started... Not since the advent of corduroy bed linen has the humble pillow been making headlines like these. Now now Longboard, enough of those negative comments. We should not lose sight of the fact that even our good lord extolled the virtues of grounding...
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    "Pillows are like orthotics for our necks..."

    That's hilarious Lee! Parody does put some of the barefoot/minimalist rhetoric in perspective. To throw more fuel on the fire, I found the BMJ article below. You really won't believe the reason "Tribal people don't like lying on the ground in recovery position while wearing no clothes..."...
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    "Pillows are like orthotics for our necks..."

    Apologies, I have been AWOL for a while. I recently came across a great (IMO) website with some interesting articles on health and fitness, including a number of thought-provoking ones about barefoot and minimalism. Anyway one that caught my eye is linked below. I'd actually been asking the same...
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    Zion 100, 2014

    Awesome news Rick! Advice? Well there's probably over 20 different training programmes out there that will all get you there, so focus on what will keep you most enthusiastic in the lead up. As long as there is sufficient exertion in your training, then IMO its the enthusiasm you carry into...
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    Sri Chinmoy 24-Hour

    Sounds great Wayne, hope to Catch up some time and good luck with the marathon next month, Rob.
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    Water?

    I think there's a few variables at play Bill: ambient temp & direct sun, how much heat you are generating (a combination of speed, build, metabolism), relative humidity and whether you are breathing through mouth vs nose, and of course how well hydrated you are at the start (aka how many beers...
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    Autism Spectrum Australia (ASPECT) - A Special Request

    Great effort George, well done for pushing through
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    1st Marathon Down!

    Well done Zetti, great first marathon! You look very comfortable out there, good luck with the next one...
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    Sri Chinmoy 24-Hour

    Great running Wayne! Good to hear I've encouraged at least one other ultra distance runner to take their shoes off, as I in turn was encouraged by the write-ups on this site. Hopefully as our numbers grow then even more runners out there will begin to realise just how viable it is. Cheers Rob
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    Bob Graham round - anyone think this is possible with no shoes??

    Welcome Mike, how timely, I've started reading "Feet in the Clouds" and was thinking the same thing myself! 66 miles over 24 hours means a fair bit of it will be hiking rather than running so that would help reduce the abrasion. To this end I'd probably be sounding out the good people in the...
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    I did it! Pine to Palm 100

    Way to go Zap, great that you are pushing the envelope like this with alternative training formats! $20 says you will be thinking about doing another miler within the next 3 weeks, and commit to it sometime in the next 12 months! That's about the going rate isn't it TJ, one F-Bomb per 20...
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    Skidding

    Don't think "skidding", think "powersliding"... Fred Flinstone style! Seriously though, if you've ever tried to run barefoot on wet slippy tiles you will have either a) slipped and cracked your head open or b) very quickly figured out that you need to accelerate/decelerate more slowly and land...
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    What do you consider Ultra?

    Alongside the technical definitions I'd add a practical one: an Ultramarathon is a run that's long enough to allow one to eventually feel better after having felt progressively worse.
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    181km barefoot in 24 hours: Gait lesson #2

    Hi Tristan, 3hrs is close to 24 than you might think! I was pleasantly surprised when I found out that a slight drop in speed resulted in seemingly disproportionate longevity (just think how long you can probably walk for; running slower will get you closer to that limit). Try dropping your...
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    10 HOURS ON TAPE

    Nice running, especially given the heat it looks quite warm there!
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    10 HOURS ON TAPE

    Where does the "tape" fit in? Are you being video'd, taping your feet or running a really narrow course? :) if you've finished already then hope it went well for you Antonio. My Spanish is very limited but does Meninos mean children? If so then good luck with your fundraising. Cheers Dayrunner
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