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  1. Russ1013

    Welcome New Members! Please Start Here

    As of now, I've been barefoot running for 3 months now. I've lost a total of 20 pounds. I'm up to approximately 4 miles a day. My shin spurs are gone and my legs look strong and freaking awesome!!! I ran about half of the 4 miles during the spring weather, but I had to cut it back to running...
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    Brief report of my 2019 races

    I tried that these last two days. It does feel better and I've noticed the difference. Thanx!!! :)
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    Brief report of my 2019 races

    Thank you very much, Trevize! I have been enjoying running whenever I get to. I developed a blister on both feet on the front of my soles right near my toes last week. It looks like I need to modify my step to avoid that, maybe by landing a little more flat-footed and with lighter steps. As...
  4. Russ1013

    Welcome New Members! Please Start Here

    Hi there!!! I just started barefoot running myself around 3 weeks ago. I was close to 300 pounds myself, so I'm in the exact same boat that you were in. I've had the pains of starting out, so I've been taking little baby steps to get there. I developed shin spurs, so I ride an exercise bike...
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    Progress report

    I've been barefoot running for over 2 weeks now. My leg muscles don't cramp up like they used to and I've been running approximately 2 1/2 miles per day. Feeling better in general and noticed my endurance increasing. However, I started getting a pain just below my inner left knee. I don't...
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    Brief report of my 2019 races

    Thank you so much for the welcome and the advice, TJ. I'm open to and looking forward to any suggestions that I can get. I know that I have a long way to go, but I'm sticking with it. I'm 6 foot tall and weigh 290 pounds. I'll just chip away at it little by little. I just want to enjoy the...
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    Brief report of my 2019 races

    Dear Yvonne, I just joined this group and took on barefoot running about a week ago. I just wanted to talk to someone, and I thought I'd give a shout-out to you since you posted on the group recently. I should say that you have a lot of impressive accomplishments, and I wanted to congratulate...
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