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  1. Ryan

    Running blind

    Thanks for the comments, I Thanks for the comments, I love the idea that I could inspire anyone! That being said, it's not like my life is really all that difficult, we all have issues to deal with and I have fewer than a lot of folks. I really think it's cool that other people are willing...
  2. Ryan

    Running blind

    First off, I haven't First off, I haven't posted/read here in forever (not that I posted a lot to begin wtih) but I happend to check in today and read this topic, great stuff! I've got an optic nerve disorder, so about 3 years ago I lost a good portion of my vision and am now legally blind...
  3. Ryan

    Comments, Replies, and Discussions

    This post is aweseome, these This post is aweseome, these have all been crazy stories! It's hard to imagine some of those thngs, in my whole 'barefoot career' I've had 1 comment, which was just a 'oh, tough feet!'... and she was cute, so I'm putting that in the positive side. I do notice I...
  4. Ryan

    The Barefoot Professor

     Haha, the comments are Haha, the comments are classic! I especially love how the one seems to imply you can step on nails with your average shoe and not have them go through your 'soul'. Overall, even with irrational comments (no one ever explains *why* bare feet or so disgusting) it's cool...
  5. Ryan

    Age

    This is an awesome thread, This is an awesome thread, running must really keep you young, I had most of you (at least the ones with pictures of your face, not so good at judging age by feet, haha) pegged at least 5-10 years younger than you claim! I'm 23, have been a fat kid most of my life...
  6. Ryan

    I have hit an odd point in my transition…

    First off, let me second the First off, let me second the congrats on 1 year, that's super cool. Thanks for the tip on the crossfit stuff, I've actually had a few people tell me I should look into it, but I don't even know what it's all about. I think I might have to do some research, I could...
  7. Ryan

    I have hit an odd point in my transition…

     That's exciting to hear! I That's exciting to hear! I know I'm new so I don't know much about your transition, but that thought excites me. It gets frustrating for me to not be able to get more distance in. Shortly before I started my transition I moved my running to the mornings, having to...
  8. Ryan

    Ryan in CO!

     haha, I knew someone was haha, I knew someone was gonna call me on the desert thing. It's not officially the desert, so I suppose you're right, but you get a few miles out of town in any direction and all you've got to work with are gnarly half dead trees, scrub brush, cacti, and sand, so it...
  9. Ryan

    Ryan in CO!

     I really enjoy Boulder, it's I really enjoy Boulder, it's a super cool town with world class climbing, though it probably has as much in common with Grand Junction as FL, lol. I've actually been trying to get some plans in motion to re-locate to Boulder in Feb or so, but at this point it's...
  10. Ryan

    Ryan in CO!

     Thanks Phil, and everyone Thanks Phil, and everyone else! It still blows my mind a bit that just changing how I run completely takes away my knee problems, cool stuff. I'm hoping to get into the forum more soon, I'm pretty excited about it, but somehow the last few weeks I just haven't been...
  11. Ryan

    Ryan in CO!

    Thanks to everyone for the Thanks to everyone for the warm welcome! I actually live in western Colorado, in a town called Grand Junction about 30 miles from Utah. Luckily there are some cool geological happenings, so it's far from flat. If you're ever in the area a trip to the Colorado...
  12. Ryan

    Ryan in CO!

    Hey everybody! Let me first say thank you to all of you, I've been reading these forums for a while, but just haven't had time to sing up and all of that yet, but have still managed to pick up some great tips and stories. Anywho, as you can guess my name is Ryan, and I live in CO, US (...
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