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  1. Marco1971

    Motorcycles!

    ooohhh ... so that's what a Norton Commando looks like ... It looks ... so The Great Escape/Steve McQueen
  2. Marco1971

    Motorcycles!

    I wish I could afford more than one bike ... THIS is one SEXY bike: http://www.triumphmotorcycles.com/motorcycles/range/classics/thruxton/2011/Thruxton I wish I had money to get it as a second bike.
  3. Marco1971

    Motorcycles!

    aaah... the bonnie ... :) that's a nice bike.
  4. Marco1971

    Motorcycles!

    Actually I didn't do it. It's the dealer that did it. It was a new 2011 overstock (I bought it in January 2012) ... so I got it at a discount and for some reason the dealer installed the single headlight on it. It's called Urban LSL or some such and it's made to replace the dual headlights of...
  5. Marco1971

    Motorcycles!

    Nah, I get frowned upon by friends and family because they call motorcycles "donorcycles" ... they are dangerous, deadly, and I will die for sure (according to most of my friends). Same as I will step on rusty nails, glass, sharp metal and die of infection if I run barefoot. I get frowned...
  6. Marco1971

    Motorcycles!

    Ok, so who else in this BFR community also rides motorcycles? I know they have nothing to do with each other although both interests are somewhat ... unique and frowned upon by the majority of the population. I get frowned upon when I share that I run barefoot. I get frowned upon when I...
  7. Marco1971

    Road surface is my major obstacle right now ...

    FASCINATING!!! I thought it was just me. I have days when I can run on some rough stuff with little discomfort. Other days running on smooth, perfect surfaces, my feet hurt like hell and I feel like I'm running on broken glass (and I'm not). I wonder why that is, but I'm glad you shared...
  8. Marco1971

    Road surface is my major obstacle right now ...

    Yeah ... that. I can't do that.
  9. Marco1971

    Road surface is my major obstacle right now ...

    wow ... you guys are talking about stuff I can't even think about walking over barefoot ... let alone running on it. my meager ambition was just to be able to run over "rough" asphalt ... as opposed to smooth asphalt. That's really all I aspired to. 100% gravel is just not in my realm of...
  10. Marco1971

    Road surface is my major obstacle right now ...

    So, since April I built up BFR conditioning and I'm now running 10Ks on a regular basis without any issues. Just to be clear: I did run barefoot for a year a couple of years ago and then stopped and started running shod again. My knees started to have problems lately as I was pushing my...
  11. Marco1971

    People's reactions when you run

    NICE! I'm stealing this one ... :)
  12. Marco1971

    Hello from New Jersey

    One more thing: I will be coming down to Tabernacle 5/18 to 5/20 and generally try to go visits my friends in Tabernacle at least once a month ... Now that I know you guys hang out there I'll try to come down more often if I can manage it ... if you guys want to organize a group run. Word...
  13. Marco1971

    Hello from New Jersey

    Good to know. Thanks for the info. I am really looking for barefoot friendly places where I can run or hike in NJ. Most of the time I prefer state parks that are out of the way so that there's nobody else there to bother me. But if anybody knows of barefoot friendly towns or parks in NJ...
  14. Marco1971

    BF Trail Virgin

    I haven't run barefoot in a while but for what I actually started trail running before I did street running (the opposite of what most people do, ironically) and I ran into a similar problem in that I thought that my feet were plenty toughened up and able to run on street ... instead I suffered...
  15. Marco1971

    Hello from New Jersey

    Cool! I'll stay in touch. I'll let you know when I plan to come "down south" next time :) Thanks!
  16. Marco1971

    Hello from New Jersey

    Thank you all for your welcome. I used to live in the Edison area. I JUST moved to Glen Ridge/Montclaire and I am still trying to find my bearings. There's plenty of parks in driving distance up north/west. I need to find one that is close enough and/or nice enough to run. This weekend...
  17. Marco1971

    The reason why I stopped running barefoot ..

    Thanks everyone for your replies and encouragement. I did manage to condition myself to run bf (during the warm months) and it took me a while to get there. I know it takes a series of progressive steps to get your feet conditioned, but I've done it before and I can do it again ... Good...
  18. Marco1971

    The reason why I stopped running barefoot ..

    Thank you all ... i knew i shouldn't have asked and the whole thiwng really boils down to: man up. I guess i had to hear it (well ... read it). I didn't really talk about this with any other BF runners 2 years ago. I just stopped running bf. Ah well i didnt stop running, I'm still in goid...
  19. Marco1971

    The reason why I stopped running barefoot ..

    A long time ago I was not a runner. Every time I tried to run my knees would hurt. Hence, I tried running barefoot and lo and behold, my knees stopped hurting. This was 2010. In the space of 6 months I went from non-runner to running 5 miles every 3-4 days, barefoot and everything was great...
  20. Marco1971

    Hello from New Jersey

    I just realized I created my profile on this site 2 years ago but never actually bothered to post anything (or even here in the introductions forum). I have been a barefoot hiker for a while and then moved to barefoot running. Even did some trail barefoot running at some point ... but it all...