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I am here to bear witness: Yesterday am: walking in VFFs, twingy knee, took OFF VFFs, twinge went away instantly! Feb 5, 2013

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      NOT impressed with the direction Merrell is going with their zero drop line.
      Oct 27, 2012
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      While I was barefoot in the woods I found some bear tracks. They were as wide as from the heel of my hand to my 2nd knuckle.
      Oct 27, 2012
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      Merrell FAIL: too narrow now that my toes are spread out! Mesh lets in sand! Grrr. Took them off and walked home, through the woods!
      Oct 27, 2012
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      Today I watched a 13.1, almost everybody looked to be in pain or unhappy. Lots had terrible form. I wonder if I look like that when running?
      Oct 14, 2012
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      Jusr saw a guy in vffs & a run naked shirt at the Blue Mtn. Bch. Half Marathon & 10k
      Oct 14, 2012
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      Saw an actual barefooter on campus. Did not approach due to Hipster Regalia with the bare feet. That and I don't talk to strangers...
      Sep 27, 2012
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      ran/walked 1.57 miles completely barefoot, in the rain, on pavement! Suck it shoes!
      Sep 17, 2012
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      wants to go outside but it is raining...more importantly there is a lot of lightening! Grrrr
      Sep 17, 2012
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      I just got back from climbing on all the kids toys at the playground. Those mini climbing walls are cool! Should I do an adventure race?
      Sep 16, 2012
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      Observation: walking incorrectly in huaraches produces the same blisters as incorrect barefoot walking
      Sep 4, 2012
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      Does NOT understand paleos, or vegans, who drink alcohol...
      Aug 31, 2012
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      Watched some of the Sandestin Tri yesterday, I was very impressed with the Athena division and the folks on walmart bikes :-p
      Aug 19, 2012
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      Did 30 minutes on the Machine of Death, the last five in stocking feet. Got home and found that my Ruu-Muu had arrived. Can't wait to try it
      Jul 20, 2012
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      So I've been neglecting my running for a month. Decided to start doing 5 mins/day w/good form then add 5 more every day & see where I go :)
      Jun 5, 2012
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      Has begun the battle with the Summit Trainer! If I fight with it all summer I better go to GA this fall for hybrid hiking!
      May 22, 2012
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      May 9, 2012
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      May 9, 2012
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      Dear people who run in tights: please stop...and buy a sport kilt or running skirt while you're at it :-p
      May 9, 2012
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      Ankle swelling needs to go away!
      May 2, 2012
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      Freezing my butt off at work. Weight lifting after lunch.
      May 1, 2012
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    I am not a runner, nor an athlete, in fact I am an Amazon trapped in a wimpy body with very unfortunate natural biomechanics. I got some VFFs in 2010 because I thought the toes were neat, then I found out that crazy people wear them to run. Pfffft. I wasn't going to do that, my running days were looong over. Then I got caught in a thunderstorm out in the woods and decided running in VFFs was preferable to getting zapped. It didn't hurt to run! Hmmmm wait a minute.
    Then I read some stuff on the Internet. Then I came here. Then I decided to wear zero drop shoes 100% of the time that shoes are a requirement. Now I can a.) actually run b.) find that doing it completely barefoot is the best way for me. It doesn't hurt to run and it's actually a lot easier than it ever was before. I have a long way to go but I have also come a long way.

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    In 2011 I was diagnosed with precancerous cervical lesions due to an HPV infection. I had a biopsy and fortunately my lesions did not progress to cervical cancer. One year later in 2012, on the anniversary of my biopsy, I finished a 5k race in VFFs. Ladies please educate yourselves about HPV and cervical cancer prevention.