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  1. Joseph

    Evil shoes the culprit??

    Hey all... Just wondering what you guys think. Everything has been going well with the running. I was up to 4 miles for a "long" run, running about 3 or 4 times a week, and all was well. I was even adding in a back to back run, though the day two run was very short, but everything was clicking...
  2. Joseph

    Just checkin' in/ update on progress

    Hey Everyone! I have asked many questions, and so many people have responded, I thought I would just give an update to my progress. First though, let me just say a big THANK YOU to everyone on this forum, you all give great advice and serve as great motivation!! So I am currently up to 3.25...
  3. Joseph

    What do you consider TMTS

    Hey all. I was wondering, in your experience or what you have seen over and over, what is the biggest contributing factor to TMTS? Is it exclusively trying to add too many miles too quickly or trying to run too fast too soon? Or is it strictly a combination of the two? Or is it unique to each...
  4. Joseph

    Post Tibial Tendonitis??

    I am having a bit of ankle discomfort and wondering what you guys think. About 8 weeks ago I bought VFFs to incorporate into my workouts. I was having shinsplints and knee pain and thought running more minimal would help. Well, it did. After about two weeks of running 2 or so miles in VFFs...
  5. Joseph

    Stretching??

    So I have been wondering about stretching. I have pretty much stopped stretching, at least the traditional static type of stretching, with no problems. After reading a thread on here recently, someone said something like they were embarrassed to admit they stopped stretching. That got me...
  6. Joseph

    Is BFR just trading one set of problems for another?

    So I am new to BFR, new to the site, and really just getting back into running after many, many years. What led me to this point is that I started running about six months ago and fell in love with it - it has literally changed my life (I know, I sound like that guy on the video...) - I have...
  7. Joseph

    Hello from New Mexico!

    Hello all. Just started running barefoot...today actually. Started running about 6 mos ago and experienced knee pain and shin splints (even though I took it pretty dang slow...) Anyway, absolutely love the state of mind running puts me in and the effect it has on my health, so I started looking...