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    Nike Women's Marathon (Half) race report

    Race report aaaaaand.... GO! http://barefootstephanie.blogspot.com/2013/10/nike-womens-half-marathon.html
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    The knee of many colors

    Check out the bruise from my epic fall on the trail this weekend:
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    Internal Blisters?

    Anyone experienced that familiar sharp blister pain only to find no blisters on the bottom of their foot? During my 8 mile run Sunday and today's 6 mile run I started feeling like I was blistering on the ball of my right foot. However, my plantar skin is super thick and there are no blisters...
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    Trail running questions

    After my 8 mile trail run yesterday, and also after my trail Half in April 2012, I have reconsidered running in shoes. While the parts of the trail that are packed dirt with a cushion of dry leaves, cool mud, etc. are extremely pleasant to run on, the parts that are rocky or gravel cause enough...
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    Big Sur 2014

    I was one of the lucky few who got in during the 59 minutes Big Sur was open for registration before it sold out! It will be my first marathon- I have run 2 10ks and a half-marathon over a year ago. I am registered for a third 10k at the end of August and am planning for a second Half...
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    Go Green St. Patrick's Day 10k

    I ran the Go Green St. Patrick's Day 10k in Los Gatos, California yesterday. It was a slightly chilly morning and my feet felt a little numb as I walked up the road to the packet pickup area. I picked up my race number and shirt and walked around to warm up my feet. The line for the...
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    Poll: What do you do for cross-training?

    Just curious... sorry if this has been asked recently, I haven't been around for awhile! I am currently practicing Bikram yoga as my cross-training. Actually, I was doing only Bikram and no running for a few months after I got burned out after my Half-Marathon last year. I am hoping it will...
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    Representin' BRS in running documentary

    So, I posted about my first barefoot 10k here: http://thebarefootrunners.org/threads/sf-chinatown-y-chinese-new-year-10k-rr.5848/. I mentioned that some guys with cameras interviewed me for a running documentary. I found it! I got the name wrong- it's actually called "A Long Run"-...
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    Trails and Barefoot Running

    So, even though my barefoot trail Half last month was a painful learning experience, I have decided that trail running is what I really want to focus on right now. I live in the land of amazingly beautiful trail races (Northern California) and all the races I want to do are HILLY, often rocky...
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    Cinderella Trail Run Barefoot Half Disaster

    I ran a half today... the Cinderella trail run- a hilly, technical trail when I had never run on a trail before. You can imagine how it went. I ran about 9.5 miles barefoot before I put on my VFFs I strapped to my water belt. There was a fair bit of walking involved after mile 7 or so. It was...
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    Pain on outer leg above ankle

    Ok, so for the past week or so I have been having a strange pain. It doesn't hurt when I run... But I will feel mild soreness after runs and when I press down on this spot (see picture) there is some pain. I haven't been able to determine what it could be based on muscle and ligament/tendon...
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    Tender soles?

    Someone mentioned on my Woo-hoo, 10 miles thread about sole tenderness. I did experience a little tenderness around mile 8 of that run until the end at 10.5 miles. Today, I ran 12 miles and experienced the same thing at about the same distance (about 8 miles). I was able to go the full 12...
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    Finally broke 10 miles!

    Today I ran 10.5 miles barefoot! I ran my first 10-miler last August in VFFs but my mileage dropped significantly during September and October because I was moving but I worked on building it back up totally barefoot this Winter (good thing I moved to California where the Winters are mild!)...
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    When do you stop stubbing your toes? (warning: graphic bloody toe picture)

    So, every couple of months or so since I've started barefoot running last July, I will stub and bloody the hell out of my toe. Tonight, 3.5 miles into a 5 mile run I broke off part of my big toe nail and left blood all over the sidewalk. I run on a lot of uneven pavement and it just seems...
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    Cinderella Trail Run in Oakland, CA (50k/Mar/Half/10k)

    Anyone planning on doing this race? I know some barefooters have done the 10k in the past... I think I'm going to do the half (very easy) during my marathon training. Barefoot and probably carrying huaraches in my water belt for anything too crazy. Edited to add: Ok, I'm officially registered...
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    Heel & forefoot soreness

    So the past two runs (4.25 yesterday and 4 miles today) I've done have not been good. I was running on a blacktop track, whereas I usually run on concrete, and I found it really hard to land lightly. The forefoot and heel of my left foot feel bruised... in between my 2nd and third toes on the...
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    Weekly Mileage 9th week of 2012

    I hope it's Ok that I started this thread! Sunday- 6 miles barefoot on a trail. The surface was harsh, I think they call it a fire road? Super rough chip/seal type material with lots of little pebbles along the way. I did get to see deer, though! Four fawns, they let me walk right up to them...
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    SF Chinatown Y Chinese New Year 10k RR

    First race ever and first race barefoot... it was the San Francisco Chinatown Y Chinese New Year 10k/5k (I did the 10k). Year of the Dragon! There were prizes for costumes so there were a few people dressed up. It was a 2-loop course in Chinatown and downtown San Francisco- not a certified...
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    My first race is Sunday!

    I am so EXCITED!! And nervous!! And EXCITED!! I am running my first race ever Sunday- The San Francisco Chinatown Y Chinese New Year 10k. Lots of people will be dressing up as dragons but I didn't find a running-friendly costume on time. I started running in VFF Sprints in the middle of...
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    Barefoot Marathon

    Hi there! I'm new here... I started running in VFF Sprints in late March of last year (never ran before) with the C25K program. I completed the program, along with Bridge to 10k and my longest run in VFFs was 10 miles in August 2011. Around that time I started transitioning to barefoot running...
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