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  1. James Snook

    Combining barefoot and shod running

    Hello All, Yesterday (Sunday 12th April) I completed the Brighton Marathon, in shoes. Having carefully considered training up to run it barefoot I knew in my heart I didn't have enough time to get strong enough for a barefoot marathon, so the shoes went on. I am pleased that my feet...
  2. James Snook

    Barefoot Marathon in 167 days....is this possible?

    In my case I am competing in an Ironman race in September 2015 to commemorate the death of my friends daughter from Neuroblastoma. The marathon is part of my training plan and running barefoot stops me getting injured. Otherwise I would be taking me time believe me, but in this instance time...
  3. James Snook

    Barefoot Marathon in 167 days....is this possible?

    No probs, KM was fine for me, though I did start to panic that you might have meant miles. :-) Also many thanks to BroadArrow and Tristan for your responses. To answer Tristan's questions, I have no previous marathon experience and have not run with any regularity until last year when I took...
  4. James Snook

    Barefoot Marathon in 167 days....is this possible?

    I have worked out a very similar plan to the one above already myself, increasing distance by 10% per week. Can I just double check with you. Are the distances above in KM or Miles? Thanks James
  5. James Snook

    Barefoot Marathon in 167 days....is this possible?

    Thank you for your reply BroadArrow. Whether your experience is the right way or not is largely inconsequential, as you have managed to complete a marathon barefooted with only a few months proper training (indicating that whatever you did, it worked). I am impressed. Also I'm hugely...
  6. James Snook

    Barefoot Marathon in 167 days....is this possible?

    Hello All, So I am a newbie to barefoot running and my calves are still adjusting to the extra load. That being said, I am suffering zero of the injuries I used to get when running with shoes on (especially shin splints) and I absolutely love running barefoot. At the moment I can do 3-4km...