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  1. Shufflefarm

    Marathon Dilemma?

    I hope you go ahead and do the marathon! I have had a similar experience recently...... I signed up for the April Brighton (UK) marathon, last November 2011, it being my first marathon. As it turned out, due to a chest infection, night shifts and then a leg injury, I only managed a total of...
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    Vivobarefoot Dharma

    Hi, folks! I got these shoes for my job (funnily enough, I'm a nurse too!) and I've found them to be pretty durable. However, as BG mentioned, they get hot, my feet get sweaty very quickly and the skin on the bottom of my feet get wrinkly and soft. Can anyone recommend a zero heal drop...
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    When do you stop stubbing your toes? (warning: graphic bloody toe picture)

    Hiya. First off, stubbing does seem to get more infrequent over time. I've noticed the following in my own experience: 1. much of my toe stubbing seemed to coincide whenever I was coming up to a junction in the road. I can see now that I would start looking sideways to see if any traffic...
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    Vegetarians??

    Veggie for 27 years. Doesn't seem to be a problem. Keeps my diet varied. No need for supplements anyhow. Hello fellow veggies :-)
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    Nutrition on long runs question

    Just to pitch in that it seems in vogue for running magazines and other advice columns to say that no one should even think about going over two hours of running without recource to energy gels, or hypotonic drinks. Perhaps this is because there is a growing industry in making these products...