Blog entries by jlynn2
The CBC just aired an interesting documentary on running as part of the Nature of Things with David Suzuki series. The episode is called 'The Perfect Runner'. I am pretty sure most of us will find it rather interesting, especially the parts filmed in Dr. Daniel Lieberman's lab at Harvard.
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It is just about 10 months since I have embarked on this minimalist / BF journey. After reading the obligatory Born to run 'bible' plus a number of 'How TO' guides my partner and I began the transition process from shod to minimalist / BF running during May of 2011.
For me the process was a...
I am very happy to be back in the swing of things after my recent treadmill misadventure. The big toe is thankfully healing quite well, despite loosing the nail recently. It may not look pretty but at least it is functional. To that end I have been running again the last few weeks mostly indoors...
I am like many at this time of year attempting to get back on the wagon of sensible nutrution and a regular workout schedule. What is unusual for me is having to join the hordes of folks who take on new years resolutions to get fit, eat better, ect., ect., ect. Many years ago I resolved to make...
Well it is official... with the arrival of Standard time we are again in the 'winter' running season...fun, fun..NOT...;)
I have still been running outdoors in my Invisible Shoe Huaraches without socks with a variety of results. To date the coldest temp I have run in is around 5C. If there is...
My wife and partner in BF running Emma has recently been working on her personal take on the bare foot running shoe / sneaker. As winter is approaching up here in the GWN (Great White North) AKA Canada we find it is prudent to have at least one pair of foot wear to use as the weather dictates...
With the pasage of Labour day and the winding down of summer that it entails I have been looking back at my first 3 months of BF/Minimalist running. I have to say, while there is a lot yet to come, that I'm pretty happy about how well this has gone... so far.
I have managed to get back to...
Over the last few weeks Em and I have been busy running in our old and new Huaraches. She completed a 10K race in her new 6M Contact Invisible shoe Huaraches and we both did our first 10K 'trail' run using the same footwear. In short I am as psyched about these new Huaraches as I was about the...
Today was our first BF/Minimalist race. I ran in my Invisible shoe Huaraches as did my son. My wife Emma ran BF. This event is a 1 mile run over a bridge which is part of our local August long weekend festivities. We have all run the race before but this was not only the first time for us...
I just finished what is for me my frst 'normal' week of BF running. For me normal is 3-4 times at my usual distance. While I am a tad short @ 4K per run I am close enough that it feels like a workout again.
This feels like a significant breakthrough in my transition from shod running. What...
On 2 days rest I did a 2nd run in my Invisible Shoe Huaraches. I ran the same 3K loop referenced in the previous blog entry. The run was as good, if not a bit better than the first. I even managed to shave about 30 seconds off of my previous time, without any noticable increase in perceived...
Well Canada - NO-Post finally ended the abduction of our Huraches and for a reasonable ransom so I guess I should not complain. Both Emma & I did a walk (3k), then I did an additional 3K run. The wise souls among you out there are no doubt already correctly thinking TMTS. Perhaps, but after...
It has been a few months now that my partner and I have been in our transition to BFR. Perhaps that should be natural running in my case as I don't see limiting myself to 'pure' BFR. This does bring up something that I have found noteworthy in my exploration of written material relating to BFR...
In the midst of my most recent bout of low back pain/issues/difficulties I stumbled across the book Born to run. Like so many before me the book was most definately an eye opener. Since reading this book I have gone through a few more as well an anything I could find online concerning barefoot...