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  1. Paul NL

    My go to meal for longer runs...

    Thanks for sharing. I will try it out. I don't run that long distance yet, but hopefully will get there eventually. I also don't want the gels and I (try to) eat only whole food planed based. I usually eat a good muesli, consisting of oats, nuts and a lot a dried fruits with some almond milk...
  2. Paul NL

    Starchy Foods

    agree, therefor I like what Dr. Michael Greger is doing with nutritionfacts.org He is researching all the medical papers and translate this is english non medical people can understand. He advice is based on pure science. By the way, he is not alone with his conclusions, more and more medial...
  3. Paul NL

    Fellowship of the Morton's Toe

    I first visited a sports doctor, whom send me further to a podotherapist. The podotherapist did an analysis of me walking and over a pressure plate, a video analysis while running barefoot and checked the flexibility of toes, feet and legs. The result of the analysis is that my landing is good...
  4. Paul NL

    Fellowship of the Morton's Toe

    Next week I'll be visiting a medical doctor that is specialized in sport related issues for athletes. Hoping they can help me make my feet stronger and maybe more flexible. Will also check if Morton is there and what we can do about it.
  5. Paul NL

    Fellowship of the Morton's Toe

    After 2 stress fractures (both feet each once) I have a strong suspicion that I have MT as well. On the xray you can see that the 1st metatarsal is shorter. You can see the stress fracture in the 2nd close to the mouse cursor
  6. Paul NL

    Safety of bare foot running

    I occasional pick up some flowers and / or grass between my toes when running on trails. It is inconvenient but not dangerous.
  7. Paul NL

    #BarefootBritain

    His site: https://tonyriddle.com/ He was just interviewed by Rich Roll, see http://bit.ly/richroll463 He will run from September 1st to September 30th 2019.
  8. Paul NL

    Again...

    Don't worry, it is clear it is not treatment, but prevention. So in the next 2 months I will not do this ;-) and wait until completely recovered. The strange thing is that there was no soreness at all, no odd twinges, and I have not noticed any swellings or tenderness. The first time I started...
  9. Paul NL

    Again...

    Thanks all for the feedback. No I have not had an x-ray yet. I am still enjoying my vacation, while minimising pressure on my foot. I can still walk very slowly. Also driving is no problem. I normally run 3 times a week, 2x a short run of about 6km each and one longer run of 12 to 18km. And...
  10. Paul NL

    Again...

    Yesterday I ran slowly, in heart rate zone 2, up a mountain during my vacation. Slowly I noticed that my left food started to hurt. A little later I decide to turn around. With some pain, I ran back. I still needed to go 6 km back but the pain was not to bad so I just run. Back at the...
  11. Paul NL

    comments on my vff during running

    During my last run a guy started pointing to my vff shoes and said something like 'those kind of shoes' to the person next to him while I was still quite far away. To find out what kind of rude person this was I stopped running to talk to him. It appeared that he was importing and selling these...
  12. Paul NL

    Cadence of a 'good' barefoot runner?

    Have you heard of https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Walmsley? He won the Western States 100 (2018 and 2019). Apparently he 'only' runs with a cadence of 160! And doing so for 100 miles. Source, at 2:20: So maybe if you want to run fast ultras and you are 6feet tall you should forget about the...
  13. Paul NL

    Hi from the Netherlands

    Thanks TJ for you continuous support!
  14. Paul NL

    Hi from the Netherlands

    Last week I did run my first time really barefoot. I did run on the beach. It felt good, however after 6 km I stopped and put my shoes on as I felt my calfs a bit. It turned out that I had 2 blisters on the toes of my left foot. Not sure if it was caused by the wet sand on the beach or that my...
  15. Paul NL

    Startling People and Animals

    Yesterday I startled some hikers and one of them almost jumped into a ditch next to the trail at the moment I said 'pardon' (local version of 'scuse me') when I got within a few meters from them. I hate to have a bell with me. How and when do you warn hikers that are blocking the trail?
  16. Paul NL

    whats next after 10k

    @Jaap Francke Sorry to hear about your injury. Very unfortunate. @Gordon, good advice as well. I guess I need to drive a bit further to find some hills, as everything within 1 hour drive is real flat where I live. Yesterday I 'accidentally' run a 15k, the route we took was longer than we...
  17. Paul NL

    whats next after 10k

    Tanks TJ and Tedlet, good advice. I have realized that my training program is mainly on heart-rate and time and not distance. So I will find out which distance will work with my body.
  18. Paul NL

    whats next after 10k

    Hello runners 1.5 year ago I started running coming from the cough basically. First week max 10 minutes and each week 2 minutes more. After a muscle injury I bought VFF KSO EVO and I am running on those since then. Just bought VFF V-Trail to get a bit more grip as the trails are getting...
  19. Paul NL

    Cadence of a 'good' barefoot runner?

    I am using my wrist sport watch. Some, like the garmin fenix, can do this.
  20. Paul NL

    Cadence of a 'good' barefoot runner?

    Interesting discussion. I see some very different standpoints. I think that the optimal cadence also depends on the length of the leg. Lets assume there is a optimal angle of the legs versus hips and feet and amount of knee bend to prevent over striding. You than can calculate that a person with...