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    First 5 Mile Hike

    First 5 Mile Hike By Hikerdana Took my longest hike so far at Pawtuckaway State Park in New Hampshire on Saturday. It was a...
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    First Barefoot Race

    First Barefoot Race By hikerdana Last Thursdsay evening I ran my first 5K road race barefoot. My work offers to pay for the entry fee and also gets us t-shirts. We...
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    A Cold Weather Hike

    A Cold Weather Hike By Hikerdana My youngest child belongs to a boys group called Royal Rangers. As part of the advancement system they are required to attend various...
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    Barefoot Running: worth going the extra mile?

    This article appeared on my news feed. For some reason I get articles regarding barefoot activities. Go figure. It is published by a Dure, a magazine that started in 2018, but the article doesn't have a date. The article mentions among many things...
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    Leading by Example - A barefoot hike

    Leading by Example - A barefoot hike By Hikerdana On a hike in the not so distant past I showed for my son's boys group hike barefoot. This hike...
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    Winter Challenge - Links and Rules

    Sorry I am late to the party. My three kids are keeping me very busy along with everything else that needs to be done. I repaired the problem and started a new spreadsheet for the 2023-2024 challenge. I'll see about getting the snowflakes up by the end of the month.
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    FUNDRAISER TIME! The Site Is In Major Need Of Your Immediate Help!

    How about adding a goal raising thermometer on the front page and get people to pledge.
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    Winter Challenge - Links and Rules

    Link at the very top for the 2022-2023 Winter Barefoot Challenge. Also here as well https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1-6gvWv_99hCNumBwb6DH1HwcR14VUngVWziug86l2G8/edit?usp=drivesdk Cheers, Dana Sent from my moto g power using Tapatalk
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    Outdoor Magazine Article - toe socks and toe spreaders

    This article while not all about walking barefoot, it does support many of the arguments made against shoes and about the problems they cause. https://www.outsideonline.com/outdoor-gear/hiking-gear/toe-socks-thru-hiking-footwear-trend/
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    Your Choice Xero Shoes Giveaway Contest! Expires Wednesday, February 23, 2022, Noon EST

    Basically the only shoe I own these days, so I want one.
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    Leading by Example - A barefoot hike

    I think the boys were leading by example as much as I was. I started it, but they encouraged me to continue.
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    Leading by Example - A barefoot hike

    Leading by Example - A barefoot hike By Hikerdana On a hike in the not so distant past I showed for my son's boys group hike barefoot. This hike was to be two nights and they were hoping to do at least 25 miles, so the boys could earn a 25 mile hiking patch. As I was fairly well known as a...
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    Winter Challenge - Links and Rules

    Sorry for the delay. Work got really crazy the last two months. Here is a new link for the 2021-2022 Winter Challenge. Hopefully I'll get to adding snowflakes soon. Let me know if anyone has trouble with accessing the spreadsheet. I'll probably notice a direct message to me quicker then I...
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    Barefoot running and covid-19

    While the authorities are ever evolving their recommendations and now even recommend wearing a face mask of any sort they still have not advised us to wear gloves. They do recommend washing our hands when returning home. If they have not advised us to wear gloves and they expect us to be...
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    2019 Financial Summary Available For Your Review

    I don't know how many people look at the financial statements, but these are pretty basic and easy to read. It shows that the website doesn't pay for itself and donations from the users were less than $1,000 last year. This year in 2020, due to renewal of the domain name and such the expenses...
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    A Cold Weather Hike

    Thanks for letting me know that you get tenderness afterwards as well. The ground was not really that hard to walk on, though with frozen feet maybe I just didn't notice. It appeared to be mostly soft dirt covered with multiply layers of leaves with the many rocks and roots thrown in, but the...
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    Barefoot Running: worth going the extra mile?

    This article appeared on my news feed. For some reason I get articles regarding barefoot activities. Go figure. It is published by a Dure, a magazine that started in 2018, but the article doesn't have a date. The article mentions among many things: That the biggest community of Barefoot...
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    Winter Challenge - Links and Rules

    Maybe your in the wrong tab. Click on the tab that says Enter Data here - then try again Sent from my Pixel 2 XL using Tapatalk
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    Winter Challenge - Links and Rules

    This need a new thread so it's easier to find. Thanks Christian for setting it up.