Lamar's Pierce Heins runs barefoot, places 11th at Big 8 Championships

Barefoot TJ · Oct 27, 2021

It amazes me that people still think running barefoot (or in his case socked) is so brave ("mental toughness"). I think running in shoes is brave knowing how damaging they can be.

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Heins, a sophomore at Lamar High School, was barefoot. “We started the race and some people in front of me slowed down,” Heins says. “Someone stepped ...

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Sophomore runner Pierce Heins finds success despite losing shoe during race.

Janne · Oct 31, 2021

kind of the red pill, why would you go back to shod?
Still young should be learnt to first run barefoot. Easy to start during warmer days of the year.
My observation is people running harder than they can handle, getting stressed and dissatisfied. Barefoot sets one back to one's rightful level and I guess not everybody wants to face it.

Barefoot TJ · Oct 31, 2021

Janne said:
kind of the red pill, why would you go back to shod?
Still young should be learnt to first run barefoot. Easy to start during warmer days of the year.
My observation is people running harder than they can handle, getting stressed and dissatisfied. Barefoot sets one back to one's rightful level and I guess not everybody wants to face it.

Exactly! Very well put!

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