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  1. HairyBeast

    GIVEAWAY! Vibram FiveFingers See Ya LS - Expires Noon, EST, Wednesday, April 10

    Yes please!
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    Knee pain - I want to start running again

    Thanks for the replies guys, I've watched the videos and I think I need more flexibility at my right ankle, but when I try the stretch with a towel under one foot I find that I can't really feel it, I think I'm probably doing something wrong. It does seem that the limited range of motion in my...
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    Knee pain - I want to start running again

    Hey guys, I started running barefoot about a year ago now, but in December last year I started developing knee pain which caused me to give up running completely. I'm really keen to start running again but even before I think about it my right knee feels weird. just below the knee cap in my...
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    It’s Official…I’m Faster Barefoot

    I wish, i'm on the other side I wish, i'm on the other side of the atlantic! I read your report and thought the Iwo Jima memorial sounded familiar, turns out pilotrunner ran it as well. I'm a long way off that kind of distance but you guys are an inspiration!
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    It’s Official…I’m Faster Barefoot

    Congratulations! So 2/3 of Congratulations! So 2/3 of the barefoot runners in the race are part of this forum, pretty cool. I always love reading race reports, they keep me aiming high!
  6. HairyBeast

    NY Times McDougall Article...

    That's really interesting That's really interesting Joe, I'll have to start adding some of these 100-ups to my training drills. Thanks for the link!
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    Bigger Picture Article

    Yep, that sounds like me. I'm Yep, that sounds like me. I'm at university in a big city and when I go home I definitely notice a huge lift in my mood. Something about being surrounded by green or being in a forest settles me immeasurably, and running in those places is just a peaceful double...
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    Running Tights - Recommendations please!

    Thanks for the replies Thanks for the replies everyone, I went to a running shop today and tried on a few pairs. Some had an inner fleecy lining and others felt the same inside and out (mostly the cheaper ones), would the lower thickness suffice for around 0 degrees C or the low negatives? I'd...
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    Running Tights - Recommendations please!

    I wore green tights a few I wore green tights a few years ago for halloween and most of my leg hair just poked straight through, I ended up looking like a human cactus! I didn't mention in my original post that my main priority is keeping warm throughout winter, style is definitely not an...
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    Running Tights - Recommendations please!

    After reading one of MGBG's posts on winter running, i've decided to bite the bullet and start looking for some tights to see me through the winter. I can't seem to find any decent guide from a google search so I'm a bit lost. I see that prices range from about a tenner up to about £60 (probably...
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    My first race! A traily, hilly 5 miler.

    Thanks for the advice Daniel, Thanks for the advice Daniel, I'll have to try it out next time i'm in a hilly area. Unfortunately it's pretty flat where I live unless I want to take the train somewhere to go for a run, which I don't. JT, I think it will come together with a bit more experience...
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    My first race! A traily, hilly 5 miler.

    Thanks guys!Daniel your blog Thanks guys! Daniel your blog is great! I noticed that you have some very rocky downhill sections on the trails you run on, how do you deal with a slope that demands a high speed combined with a surface that requires very gentle running? I am definitely going to...
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    Born to Run - A barefoot running book?

    I think that though barefoot I think that though barefoot running is not heavily featured, the book is very anti- Nike ( and similar running shoes) in general. the antithesis of heavily padded and built up heel shoes is of course no shoes, so I think a lot of readers follow that train of...
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    My first race! A traily, hilly 5 miler.

    I've been running barefoot since June and inevitably after joining a running club, I just ran my first race! I was warned the course was hilly but nothing really prepared me for 2 laps of this rollercoaster of a course. After arriving and warming up our club was herded to the bottom of a hill...
  15. HairyBeast

    Barefoot Halloween Costumes Ideas

    *Facepalm* I meant the bones *Facepalm* I meant the bones sort of highlighted with white paint!
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    Barefoot Halloween Costumes Ideas

    Elvisbloom wrote: PS What They are an English sweetshop classic, I've heard they are quite similar to the soft jelly beans that you have in the US, but since no one has heard of them perhaps not the best idea. I was thinking if you have the patience a skeleton would look pretty awesome with...
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    Is the message getting through to my local running shop?

    I'm in London at the moment, I'm in London at the moment, I'm living in the Fulham area for university, but normally I live in Hertfordshire (just north of London). Once I have more experience I will definitely try and organise a run with them, but as they are an established chain and not an...
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    Is the message getting through to my local running shop?

    Now they don't stock any minimalist shoes, and the assistants gave me odd looks when I went in there sans-shoes yesterday, but I think there is at least one closet barefooter... (sorry for the bad pic, it was a sunny day!)
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    Barefoot Halloween Costumes Ideas

    Adult nappy + red body paint Adult nappy + red body paint = Jelly Baby! I did this once for halloween (though back in my shod days) and it worked a treat. On second thoughts, do you have jelly babies in the US?
  20. HairyBeast

    Running With Shoddies

    Today went pretty well, it Today went pretty well, it was an 8 miler (my longest yet) around some of the trails around the Thames, so there was plenty of mud in places, and plenty of gravel in others. I ended up falling quite far behind most people on the gravel sections so I'll have to go...
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