Barefoot running is not fast food.
- Thread starter Barefoot Gentile
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don't stop Adam. better yet rant on your blog but still post here. hell, i go with Dr. Phil's philosophies that everyone needs a good slap in the face sometimes to get back to reality.
Americans have gotten very soft. i've seen it in Mexico too and maybe out international brothers can fill us in if it's happening in their part of the world as well. people want what they want and they want it now. it doesn't work that way. everything takes time. just because your baby starts walking are you going to tell him to move out now and get a job? no. you're going to nurture them and put him through school and do your best to prepare them to live on their own. it's the same with going bf. just because you took off your shoes and have been walking and running your whole life doesn't mean you can run a marathon next week.
advice has to be given on case by case basis. everyone needs to be approaches differently. if we can't rant to each other here safely, then where can we?
Americans have gotten very soft. i've seen it in Mexico too and maybe out international brothers can fill us in if it's happening in their part of the world as well. people want what they want and they want it now. it doesn't work that way. everything takes time. just because your baby starts walking are you going to tell him to move out now and get a job? no. you're going to nurture them and put him through school and do your best to prepare them to live on their own. it's the same with going bf. just because you took off your shoes and have been walking and running your whole life doesn't mean you can run a marathon next week.
advice has to be given on case by case basis. everyone needs to be approaches differently. if we can't rant to each other here safely, then where can we?
I was going to read your whole post, but could you net it out for me? I want things fast. Now. I don't want to wait. 
"The new wave of barefoot runners ..."
Wait a minute, are these the ones that started in 2009 with "Born to Run"? 2005 with Jason? 1997 with Ken Bob? Last year? Seems to me there's only one great threshold, and that's 2009. Everyone who started after that is part of the "New Wave." So even if one thinks of oneself as Elvis Costello, get used to sharing the stage with The Knack.
Wait a minute, are these the ones that started in 2009 with "Born to Run"? 2005 with Jason? 1997 with Ken Bob? Last year? Seems to me there's only one great threshold, and that's 2009. Everyone who started after that is part of the "New Wave." So even if one thinks of oneself as Elvis Costello, get used to sharing the stage with The Knack.
Everyone in England is sh!t, lazy and stupid.
But seriously, some days it feels like it's going that way. Unfortunately, the minority of good, motivated and smart ones don't shout nearly as loud as the majority.
Oh, and don't ever read a British newspaper.
PS. Apologies if this causes offence to anyone from the UK. I'm sure you, your family and your friends are in the minority of nice people =P
OOOooo! This is so much fun! I love a good rant! It's all too true, but don't let that slow anyone else down. Nobody gets to take the soap box home with them except TJ.
I'm new wave, for sure, having never even thought of running until I read BTR. I was feeling pretty cocky up until quite recently, running 10 miles BF without too much thought. Now I've got some sort of sub acute owie in my achilles that's my first ever even approach to an injury. I hope it just goes away with massage and time. Meanwhile, I'm a lot more humble about my status as a semi-experienced BFR. Everybody's welcome here, IMO....even jolly ranters.
I'm new wave, for sure, having never even thought of running until I read BTR. I was feeling pretty cocky up until quite recently, running 10 miles BF without too much thought. Now I've got some sort of sub acute owie in my achilles that's my first ever even approach to an injury. I hope it just goes away with massage and time. Meanwhile, I'm a lot more humble about my status as a semi-experienced BFR. Everybody's welcome here, IMO....even jolly ranters.
Wait wait wait...you got an injury? While running barefoot? It's blasphemy! Blasphemy I tell you! BFR makes you a perfect runner overnight, and cures halitosis and makes you taller and last longer with more girth. How dare you speak ill of BFR! You're a mole, aren't you? You were placed here by Nike, weren't you? Confess! Confess, I say!
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As for new old school/new wave, that line is bollocks, pure and simple. Unless you're a time traveler or Tarahumara, we're ALL new wave (some a little newer than others).
RP
Yeah, injuries can be pretty humbling. I maintained decent to great fitness into my mid-forties, and then got out of shape and picked up a few minor, but stubborn injuries getting back into it. I'm just getting rid of those injuries now. It feels great! In my case it was sloppiness/lack of attention, but I have a lot more sympathy now for people working through this kind of stuff. You feel bulletproof until it happens to you.
And I also agree with you about TJ, Mr. Tree. I couldn't imagine a better moderator.
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-Jonny
-Jonny
Are there actually any active under 18 members? Not saying it means we can all swear, all the time. Just wondered.
hey, i certainly didnt mean to be offensive with the video, and if you want to move it thats fine. the point i was trying to make was that thats how the first post of this thread struck me, i.e. "quit your whining and harden the eff up". last week i posted the thing about my soles hurting because i was frustrated and looking for some tips, or just the reassurance that other people have gone through this and it resolves. it was pretty helpful when i was starting out and got other injuries to hear other peoples similar experiences and they got through it.
i presume the first post of this thread was meant somewhat in fun(hence the idiotic[but i think still funny]video), otherwise for someone to be suggesting that the lack of commitment to running completely barefoot can somehow be diagnostic in and of itself to the lack of ability to do hard things is inane. as inane as the video.
i presume the first post of this thread was meant somewhat in fun(hence the idiotic[but i think still funny]video), otherwise for someone to be suggesting that the lack of commitment to running completely barefoot can somehow be diagnostic in and of itself to the lack of ability to do hard things is inane. as inane as the video.
Okay, I removed it, only because of the F-word and the very real possibility that there are kids reading these forums. Sorry about that, guys, I hope you understand.
