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  1. Gkikas

    CBS News piece of BFR

    Here's the link - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g1H67kGXAiQ&feature=fvst Jim Axelrod of CBS News, even after learning about and seeing and reporting on the compelling evidence about barefoot running, chooses to close his piece the way he does. Amazing. It's like doing a piece about the...
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    So a barefoot guy walks into a running shoe store...

    I attended a question-and-answer session by the Ragnar Relay coordinators for the Florida Keys race in January, which I've commited to running in... HORRAY but that's not the reason for this post. I walked barefoot into a Fit2Run (a big box running store chain here in the US) and seemed to...
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    Running scared - thunderstorms

    I posted this to my Dailymile account last week and thought it worth sharing here, as i'm curious who else has similar stories. I live in southwest Florida, land of brief but outrageously powerful thunderstorms. I call them land squalls, and I picked a doozy for my first rain run...
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    Podiatrist sign in Fort Myers, FL

    I wish I'd stopped to take a picture. In my work travels today, I'm cruising over the bay between Cape Coral and Fort Myers, Florida when I see a big LCD marquis sign on the opposite side of the street. It said "Foot Care Specialists" at the top, and the sign was full color video, playing a...
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    Delayed onset muscle pain

    Hi Docs, I did a longer than usual run this past Sunday, including a stretch of speed drill, and felt no real ill effects anywhere and was proud my body'd performed as well as it did. This may not've been entirely true. :-) 24 hours after the run, I developed a painful sensation in my left...
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    What is wrong with this photo?

    Um.... why were MOST of the runners on this beautiful beach running in stoopidshoes ??? >_< I know we're mostly barefoot runners, but maybe some of you in larger running circles (I don't know many other runners in real life) can ask your shoddies what posseses them to run in shoes on the beach.
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    Easy Feet

    Stopped into the wholesale club on the way home from work to grab a few things, and saw this. I mean, what can I say that this box doesn't already say?
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    Got maps?

    So this morning I had a great, adventurous run at the crack of dawn. I ran further than I had run barefoot before, 4.17 miles with very little discomfort (knee a little achy at mile 3 but better by 4.) I felt like I could keep going, and it was magical. I've been running different, improvised...
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    Newbie sole seasoning

    When I was little, my grandmother used to read my fortune by examining how coffee grounds drip down the insides of an upside down teacup. I need that same kind of wisdom, though more empirically based, about my feet and my rate of progression in BFR. In a nutshell, my story is like this. I'm...
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    Hi from Florida

    Hi, I'm Chris and I'm a barefoot runner. "Hellooooo, Chrissss...." I'm 37, live in Sarasota with my wife and three young daughters (2.5yr old twins and a 4 month old), and have been running barefoot for about a month now. As happens with most any of my 'hobbies,' I'm obsessed with it. My...
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    Suburban trail running

    I live in suburbia, a huge expanse of cookie cutter subdivisions and endless sidewalks. There aren't any "trails" that I'm aware of around here, and if there were I'd likely have to get in my car and drive somewhere to run. Sadly, I wouldn't have time for that, as I'm kinda booked raising twin...
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    VFFs and my unique right foot - say it ain't so!

    Hi everyone, I'm new to barefoot running, and thus this forum as well. Been lurking a while and am thrilled at the character, depth of knowledge and family feel. I'll introduce myself further in the appropriate forum, but I needed to get some advice from you VFF wearers about what I think is...