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    proposed BRS standards for minimal running shoes version 0.2 PLEASE WEIGH IN

    Ok, I know I'm still totally Ok, I know I'm still totally playing devil's advocate here, )" title="Evil — >) >-) :evil:" width="19" height="22" class="smiley-class smileysProcessed" />, but if "barefoot shoe" is an oxymoron, then what is "shoe meets the standard of the Barefoot Runner's...
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    draft proposed BRS standard for minimal running shoes PLEASE WEIGH IN

     How about just a request for How about just a request for clear advertising standards? If manufacturers had to list things on the box like: Total sole thickness: Heel rise: Toe box width: Flexibility: Only the last one would actually require some sort of new measurement. The others...
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    draft proposed BRS standard for minimal running shoes PLEASE WEIGH IN

     I guess I'm looking at this I guess I'm looking at this from a slightly outside point of view. I run primarily in VFFs, and while I enjoy an occasional BF run, especially in the summer, I have never transitioned completely. Mostly, I keep finding reasons not to, like the fact that I usually...
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    Definitive Gross Picture Thread

     Well, that one wins, right Well, that one wins, right there. What the heck am I even looking at? It can't possibly be what I think it is...
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    My Body is Changing

    swedishpimple wrote:Now if I If you get that one figured out, let us all know! My body's definitely changing, but for me it's going from NO running to BF/Minimalist running, so mostly I'm just attributing the changes to actually exercising! ;)
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    Runs With Cornstalks

    I began running last fall, after seeing two of my colleagues drop about 100 pounds (collectively) over the summer in preparation for a fall marathon. These guys were heavier than me, and about ten years older than me, and I figured, if they could do it, so could I! Of course, I had never run...
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    Science and BFR: Part 1

    I think your analogy is I think your analogy is highly flawed. Unless the podiatrist had spent those ten years studying the effects of barefoot vs. shod running on the foot and body in general, he is no more an expert than McDougall. I see plenty of times when theoretical general knowledge of a...
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    Anyone Use RunKeeper?

    Hi Tyler! I'm a Runkeeper Hi Tyler! I'm a Runkeeper user. There's a thread on birthdayshoes.com that has a bunch of VFF wearers with Runkeeper. I will add you to my street team. -Tyrin
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