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  1. Christopher Alexander

    Test after migration

    This was my very first post here tho
  2. Christopher Alexander

    Test after migration

    Error! You must wait 29 seconds before you can perform this action! .......... ?
  3. Christopher Alexander

    Test after migration

    Oh hai, was wondering where you all were!
  4. Christopher Alexander

    Weight lifting...?

    Chaser, I spent the most Chaser, I spent the most part of my summer of last at the gym, well, 3 days out of the week for about 3 months. I didn't do a 1 rep max, but I'd estimate a good 200+ lbs. Nearing the end of summer/ fall, I began to run, and I enjoyed it very much. I was averaging...
  5. Christopher Alexander

    Gait Analysis Videos - Post here!

    paraganek, looks like your paraganek, looks like your swinging your arms side to side too much, try running with your arms close to your body and moving in a slight forward/back momentum.
  6. Christopher Alexander

    Knee ache

    Hi RunningTim, I had Hi RunningTim, I had patellar tendonitis in my right knee back in 2006. After strict physio-therapy, and exercise, it eventually "went away" until it re-surfaced again in the fall of 2011. Thats 5 years! Not bad. I contribute my duration and frequency, and my...
  7. Christopher Alexander

    Increased leg strength?

    Hey JosephTree, On one of Hey JosephTree, On one of my previous barefoot runs, I was sprinting, and after I finished sprinting, I noticed my abs felt a bit sore, not a bad sore, but like they had a workout, it wasn't as intense like a full blown ab workout, but I definetly noticed. This is...
  8. Christopher Alexander

    Helpful tip for breathing

    NickW wrote: I try to run Hey Nick, I can understand wanting to be a good ambassador to barefoot running, but how can I say this ... You don't need to smile when running to be a good ambassador. If I saw someone smiling while running, I'd probably think they are some crazy person, or...
  9. Christopher Alexander

    Increased leg strength?

    Hey guys, I've noticed a lot of new strength in my upper legs, quadriceps and in my lower legs, calfs, since I started running barefoot. Is this normal? 8) When I went to the gym today to do some ab exercises, I was doing crunches on a decline ab bench, and I noticed I could hold my whole...
  10. Christopher Alexander

    Hi! From Yellowknife, N.W.T Canada!

    Thanks for the replies Thanks for the replies everyone. Barefoot YOW, I figured you were from Ottawa, as YOW is the airline code. And yes the Tundra is beautiful, I liked picking Cloud Berries and walking on the eskers :) My barefoot season runs all year. I've been planning on trying...
  11. Christopher Alexander

    Hi! From Yellowknife, N.W.T Canada!

    Hello! My name is Christopher, and I am from Yellowknife, as the title says. Well, on with my story ... I began running barefoot in the summer of 2011. I don't know exactly when, or how it came to be, but I just had a natural urge to run barefoot ... free, of running shoes or anything...