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  1. evadenyaw

    Are VFFs "fashionable"?

    I am definitely NOT a VFF I am definitely NOT a VFF hater. I get way more comments & questions when running in VFFs than i do when running barefoot. (mostly people just shake their head when they see me running BF) People are really interested in footwear & when they see something new or...
  2. evadenyaw

    Leg Length Discrepancy

    I have a 1/4" LLD (left I have a 1/4" LLD (left shorter than right) as a consequence of a car wreck that happened when i was 19 (approx 32 years ago). It's never bothered me. I also lost about 20 degrees of rotation on the left ankle (cannot fully straighten it), incurred some nerve damage, and...
  3. evadenyaw

    Fellowship of the Morton's Toe

    ...i just found out i have a ...i just found out i have a lengthened 2nd metatarsal, i.e., Morton's Toe. A friend pointed this out to me - i'd never considered it before. been running in VFFs or BF for just under 2 years more of less w/out incident or injury until I incurred moderate Achilles...
  4. evadenyaw

    Are VFFs "fashionable"?

    ...when i first saw VFFs ...when i first saw VFFs about 2 years ago, i predicted that they'd be as ubiquitous as Crocs were in 2006 (or whenever) by 2012. we're about halfway there... i see people in VFFs everywhere, especially in grocery stores.
  5. evadenyaw

    What are you currently reading?

    stomper wrote:The Wind-Up I LOVE Murakami!! The Wind Up Bird Chronicle is one of his very best... i've read it twice & would happily go back and re-read it again!!
  6. evadenyaw

    What are you currently reading?

    just finished "Black Swan just finished "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell - genius! also loved 'The Cloud Atlas,' also by David Mitchell. Just started 'Kavalier & Clay' by Michael Chabon... really enjoying it so far. last book about running that I read was Haruki Murakami's "What I...
  7. evadenyaw

    What are you currently listening to?

    Critters Buggin'The Mats / Critters Buggin' The Mats / Morgan Band Hella Frank Zappa - The Helsinki Concert Explosions in the Sky Nik Bartsch Ranjit Barot John McLaughlin etc.
  8. evadenyaw

    Foot Mileage w/e Nov. 14

    Had a great week, Had a great week, running-wise: ~28.5 miles (sadly, only 4 BF. the rest in Vibram KSOs), with my longest-ever run (12 miles) on Saturday. Ran from my home to the Randall Davey Audubon Center (8 miles) then halfway back to meet my family for some chai.
  9. evadenyaw

    Barefoot hiking?

    Hi Nature Runner!nature Hi Nature Runner! ...did not mean my comment as a put-down or anything remotely like that. Like you, i enjoy all the different surfaces to be found while hiking barefoot. However, I am a work-in-progress & when it comes to going barefoot on gravel... it still hurts...
  10. evadenyaw

    Barefoot hiking?

    I've been hiking barefoot for I've been hiking barefoot for a few years. Around my area (Northern New Mexico) I find it somewhat easier to find fun places to hike barefoot than it is to find fun places to run barefoot (...if you don't like running on gravel, that is). Nearly every trail I've...
  11. evadenyaw

    Age

    I'm 51. Started running when I'm 51. Started running when I was 50. 100% in either 5 Fingers or unshod (mostly the former).
  12. evadenyaw

    Foot Mileage w/e Nov. 14

    ok - did about 5.5 mi. total, ok - did about 5.5 mi. total, all in VFF KSO Treks. The temperature here is about 40F which is just cool enough to make my feet go numb if i run barefoot, so i kept the VFFs on. A bummer, but the last time i got numb, i hurt myself and was sentenced to 2 weeks on...
  13. evadenyaw

    Favorite foods for pre/during/post run

    @ajb - i've heard good things @ajb - i've heard good things about chocolate milk! no excuses needed... 2 hrs. before: plain greek yogurt w/cinnamon & a tsp. of agave nectar (i could LIVE on this stuff!), a banana or apple, 16 fl. oz. water, maybe an orange 30 min before: a few pretzels or...
  14. evadenyaw

    Foot Mileage w/e Nov. 14

    ...last day of warm weather ...last day of warm weather for a while (?) got in 6.5 miles during lunch (3.6 in VFFs / 2.9 barefoot). There's some sort of 5k tomorrow in the town where i work, so i'll be running there & doing that!
  15. evadenyaw

    Five Fingers going to Hell

    I started running in VFFs - I I started running in VFFs - I alternate between KSOs (which are really neat-looking, IMO, orange & black variety) and a pair of Treks (with the bulit-up sole). The Treks are great in the cold weather. I could not get my phat toes into the Flows, otherwise, I'd have...
  16. evadenyaw

    Foot Going-ons Report, w/e Nov. 7

    I did 30 miles last week - I did 30 miles last week - about 8 miles unshod, the rest in VFFs. Both all-time bests for me! Normally, I get in 20 to 25 miles, all in VFFs. Enjoying this web site & the last gasp of pleasant Autumn weather in New Mexico. It's supposed to get MUCH colder tomorrow...
  17. evadenyaw

    BFR in Santa Fe, NM

    cute! I used to take my cute! I used to take my daughter on 'bug hunts' pretty regularly when she was little - we'd lift up rocks & logs looking for every sort of critter we could find. Stick bugs were the Holy Grail... we only saw live ones once or twice. Usually they were floating in the rain...
  18. evadenyaw

    BFR in Santa Fe, NM

    Thanks for the advice, Phil. Thanks for the advice, Phil. However, I am too old to sprint... unless there's an ice cream truck involved! Seriously, though, I am experiencing some heel and calf tightness / pain, especially in the AM. Nothing debilitating, but it's there. Just enough tenderness...
  19. evadenyaw

    BFR in Santa Fe, NM

    Hey Abide - well, I'm Hey Abide - well, I'm definitely a fan of Walter Sobchak!
  20. evadenyaw

    BFR in Santa Fe, NM

    Hey TJ - the echidna is an Hey TJ - the echidna is an extraordinary animal... it lays eggs, has no mammary glands, etc. I think it's not quite a mammal - it has its own category, as does the platypus - they're both monotremes, i believe. I used to see a lot of dead armadilloes in Texas...
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