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  1. This is enough to make me puke!

    Being a Brit I read the British version of this story in the Daily Mail first. I actually thought it was pretty good - and I don't think I've ever said that about a Daily Mail article before. It makes clear that there are differences between barefoot and minimalist and it suggests that most of...

  2. Going barefoot in shoes!

    Takes me back to my own student days and a favourite pair of slippers. I remember telling one of my housemates that they felt just like walking on the carpet - then I looked at the soles and worked out why :oops:

  3. Running Book Recommendations (not just BF)

    Richard Askwith's Feet in the Clouds - about British fell running - is excellent. One for ultra runners, anyone interested in the history of the sport and anyone who just likes running in hills. Thor Gotaas's Running: A Global History is good, though it's more a collection of individual...

  4. The BFR Beginner

    I had the feet slapping thing going on as well when I started out. TJ's right about bending the knees reducing the noise - like Ken Bob says in his book, however much you think you're bending your knees, you're probably not bending them enough. I also find that if I think about lifting my feet...

  5. Discrimination

    It is silly. It's equally silly that coffee shops put warnings on their cups saying that the coffee inside is hot, and that whenever I buy a bag of peanuts it comes with a warning saying "contains nuts". The fact is, silly things happen in a litigious society. Someone spills hot coffee on...

  6. one of my ideas re running form - what do you guys think?

    BFwillie_g I think your description of what happens in the running stride is right, but I find that to get it right in practice I have to think about lifting my knee a little forward - this seems to make me lift my feet off the ground with my hamstrings rather than pushing off with the...

  7. People's reactions when you run

    A couple of friendly exchanges I had while running barefoot last week: Passer-by: "Nice shoes!" Me: "Thanks! And they were really cheap!" Man walking dog: "You forgot to put your trainers on!" Me: "Damn! There's always something, isn't there?"

  8. The Greatest Runners are heel strikers

    I do pay attention to the ways people are running in the gym. I've noticed two things that I think are broadly true: 1. people in specialist running shoes run with worse form than people in "improper" shoes (i.e. the kind of shoes that most running stores and magazines tell you will lead to...

  9. Calf Flexibility

    Hi JosephTree, Thanks for your reply. My gym has just got some foam rollers which I've started using. I'm really still learning how to use them effectively - I've only been able to start using them in the last few days. I've been using the PowerPlates in the gym to massage my calves for a...

  10. Calf Flexibility

    Thanks. I've actually been doing that one (at least I think I have - my German isn't very good!) for a while to strengthen my achilles tendon. It's definitely helped my AT and has probably helped to strengthen my calves as well, but I tend to find the same problem - my left calf tires a lot...

  11. Calf Flexibility

    Hi All, I'm looking for some advice on how to improve flexibility in a very tight calf. This has been a problem for me for a long time and I'm pretty much certain that it's one of the causes of my persistent achilles tendonitis (I've had AT in both legs, but it's always been worse in the one...

  12. My Achilles Has a History– Anyone Else?

    I've had lots AT problems I've had lots AT problems over the last few years. A lot of the advice that I would give has already been said by others, but I'll just throw in a few things from my experience: 1. Good form - whether barefoot or not - isn't a cure for an injury. Good form is a way of...

  13. VFFs Are the Worst shoes for your feet

    Second Wind I think the real beauty of this is the way that she criticizes VFFs for "interfering with the natural walking position", having just complained that they don't have arch and heel support or shock absorption. A lesser thinker might have settled for just being wrong, but Dr...

  14. Dreaming about BFR!!!

    Not exactly a BF dream, but a Not exactly a BF dream, but a couple of nights ago I was reading a bit of BF Ken-Bob's new book last thing at night. When I switched off the light, I found myself thinking about someone running with a nice, soft barefoot landing, just like Ken-Bob writes about. I...
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