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We barefoot runners are delusional. We let ourselves believe that: 1) barefoot running is perfectly safe, 2) it's the only viable option for the gazillion joggers injured every year, and 3) our family members will always support us. These beliefs are as wrong as your mother-in-law in...
There's a name you call people who ride to the top of a snowy mountain, strap a couple of slick boards on the bottom of their feet, and launch themselves down a steep slope. Back in the Kansas flatlands, we called them idiots.
Interestingly, we Kansans would have called anyone who ran...
Dr. Daniel Howell is one barefoot runner who actually has the academic credentials to back up what he says. Most of the rest of us just blather away, claiming to offer good advice. Let me be honest: I understand barefoot running like I understand female arousal. Both topics fascinate me, but...
In the first post on The Eight Personalities of Barefoot Runners, I introduced Exhuberant Eddie, an entertaining guy who's tried everything, including an attempt to trigger cold fusion in a soda can. Not the sharpest tool in the shed, but fun to watch.
Let's move on to our next barefoot...
Go ahead. Start a conversation with a barefoot runner about barefoot running. I dare you. Then stand back and listen. No, don't try to get away. We're here to HELP. Where are you going? You need to be SAVED. TRUST us.
Actually, we're not all like that, although I did almost get thrown out...
I now know there are two things we barefoot runners should never do:
1) Start a blog.
2) Involve your kids and then write about it.
The first one is pretty self-explanatory. Barefoot running is challenging enough. You try not to get injured, build up your mileage at a reasonable pace, and...
Travelling ain't glamorous. If you've ever seen Steve Martin and John Candy in "Planes, Trains and Automobiles", you know this to be true
My favorite scene: During a blizzard, the two are forced to share a room and a single bed at a hotel in Wichita, Kansas. In the morning they wake up...
Step 1: Lure your boss to a dark alley
Step 2: Tell him he's about to be downsized
Step 3: Steal his shoes and....
Oops, sorry about that. I apologize if the title of this post had you expecting something different. Most likely you are looking for: www.mybosscangotohe!!.org
Okay, so I...
A few weeks ago I wrote about running barefoot with my eleven-year-old son, Alex, in Barefoot Run: Ratingen, Germany and the Joy of a Barefoot Child. It was an experience I'll never forget. Since then a few people have emailed asking for an update. I'm happy to oblige.
Here's the conversation...
With Thanksgiving over, you're probably just recovering from a hectic trip to Grandma's or a house full of relatives. Either way, you likely spent some quality time listening to your parents scold you about a) your or your kids' eating habits, b) your inability to pick up a phone, or c) your...
All of us who run barefoot know that staying relaxed is critical. This ensures that our feet broadly absorb the impact, our knees stay bent, our whole body stays loose.
I wanted to share my secret to staying relaxed. Here it comes. Are you ready?
Find something to think about other than your...
Are you a bit of a lone wolf? Do you like to get out on the streets and trails and just move forward, your thoughts wondering? Or is it more of a communal time for you, running along chatting with your friends? Or maybe you mix it up, running alone some days and with friends or a running...
Hello. Let me introduce myself. I'm a foot. Actually, I'm two feet. I have the standard homo sapien five appendages per side with 26 bones, 33 joints, and over a hundred ligaments, tendons and muscles. I'm attached to Jake's body. Jake's brain asked me to do a product review of Jake's body...
*Posted here at the BRS forum and at www.runbarefooteurope.com
I've been thinking a lot recently about this barefoot running movement and where its headed. We have some big challenges ahead of us. The Barefoot Teds, John Durants, Jason Robillards, and Tamara Gerkens of this world are really...
*This is Chapter 3 of the Invention of Shoes, by Bulbus Buggins. You can find Chapter 1 here and Chapter 2 here.
The next day, Fredo set of for the Frollicking Frog in the town of Gouda. Just outside of his own little Habbit town, in a wood where he often played, he ran into his old friend...
Running in Germany isn't all that different from running in the US. In Ratingen, near Dusseldorf and the Rhein river, it's just a bit hilly, lots of trees, and a cool climate with frequent drizzle. The streets and sidewalks are clean and the trails are extensive. The sport and running...
*This is the second chapter in the story of Fredo and the Invention of Shoes. If you missed the first chapter, you'll want to read that post first. You can find it here: runbarefooteurope.blogspot.com/2010/10/invention-of-shoes-by-bulbus-buggins.html
It had been just a month since Fredo's...
A few members of the barefoot community and others who have stumbled onto this blog have emailed me privately. Very nice notes saying, "Hey, Jake, I like what you write, but your blog doesn't tell us about who you are, your other interests, or what you do for a living." Fair points...
*Posted here and at www.runbarefooteurope.blogspot.com *
So a little while back, I was in Milano, Italy on a two-day business trip. I had just started running barefoot and was a little apprehensive about it, especially in Italy. You see, while Italy is one of the most beautiful places in the...
Once upon a time, a boy named Fredo Buggins lived in the land of Piddle Searth. His people, the Habbits, had been around for hundreds of thousands of years and were quite advanced as a culture. They built sturdy shelters, developed complex tools for hunting and gathering, educated their...