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  1. flammee

    Mileage Reporting Week 22 ( May 29 to June 4 )

    Started barefoot running again - 5,5 miles yesterday and today 7,1 miles of barefoot trail running. Yesterday it was quite ok, I actually run faster than with shoes, today it was bit painful but still with ok pace, I would guess that my soles were bit too tender from that previous run. Outer...
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    Secret of Atheleticism

    Well, I stumbled upon this hyperarch stuff just couple of weeks ago and since I'm bit injured (but still running) I have been watching his videos and doing those exercises. There's plenty of new videos so probably the concept is now better explained than when this thread was active last time...
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    Seeking Untapered Winter Footwear

    Well, softstar shoes' primal models are probably widest While not exactly primal, this one is quite wide and probably good for winter. https://www.softstarshoes.com/adult-switchback-boot.html Personally, I use tade evo's winter shoes - wide enough for me. For a while I wanted to wear only...
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    Invisible ouchie in the heel

    Well, I have had ouchies in the heels now for three years, and they are not invisible, but bumps at the back of heel. But sometimes the pain is on the bottom of heel also. Backs of my heels feel very tight and I can't really use that knee bending trick with this one. And normal calf or soleus...
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    Invisible ouchie in the heel

    Yeah, PF is hard. But in my case it got better with bit different way. Before starting running, bend your knees so that you drop down maybe two inches, then start running and stay that low while running. I did it first time during one run when PF started to feel painful. Pretty much instantly PF...
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    A bruised heel is ruining my running ...

    You could try naboso insoles.. They are non-cushioned thin and spiky insoles that stimulate the soles of foot, I use them at work. If I use soft cushioned insoles, I get dull pain at the soles of foot when standing still for prolonged times. Nabosos are not completely pain free, but help a lot...
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    Milind Soman completes eight-day run, shares what happens when he runs barefoot

    Well, fivefingers with toes cut off, sounds like way to get bit more attention than just wearing fivefingers.. :D Probably could work, as foot stays warmer, circulation has chance to keep toes toastier. And way to make fivefingers last bit longer, as they always break at inside of big toe. Not...
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    Dealing with rocks

    I'm slowly getting better at barefoot trailrunning, I would guess that using standing desk and spiked mat has something to do with it.. I would guess that getting box of inch wide pointy rocks to stand on would be a logical next step.. Or maybe running with skinners and sockwa shoes has helped...
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    Shoe problem or form problem?

    Well, shoes don't wear out that much without friction, so there's probably serious amount of it, either on landing or push off, muscle usage at running is somewhat complicated, hamstring is probably involved on both... You could try running on loose gravel to hear which one it is. Or barefoot...
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    Skinners 2.0 review

    Well, they are great. Socks with very flexible rubber bottom. Also they have higher edges so they don't get so easily wet, like when walking on wet ground as some thin soled shoes do. Water probably won't get out, though (I haven't tested). Sole is about two millimeters thick, so they are...
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    Beginning of osteoarthritis in ankle and short achilles

    Kneesovertoesguy on youtube have some interesting stuff about ankle injury, strenghtening and mobility.. I have achilles problems and this move of first video seems to do the trick best to open up some mobility in my calves and hamstrings, which are quite related.. Stretching seems to be quite...
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    Barefoot Insoles

    Well, according to this it probably works like having a little rock in the shoe in just the right place, so arch lifts and therefore strengthens.. http://naturalrunningcenter.com/barefoot-science/ The insole focuses on the use of the body’s sensory system to introduce a mild stimulus to the...
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    A fitness guru who goes by 'Iceman' says exposure to extreme temperatures is a lifesaving third ...

    There's plenty of success stories on youtube about wim hof -method, so it probably works. Feels like I will try it. I have not been overly convinced by Wim's explanations what happens in the body when doing breathwork and cold exposure stuff.. But there's plenty of information available what...
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    My barefoot running technique sucks..

    Well, it took a while, but problem solved. Just this one exercise - point & squash (starting at 52s). I did it a little, less than five minutes, and my running technique changed pretty much immediatly with this idea. Now my running is really soft and bouncy, and my heels/achilles don't hurt...
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    Skinners 2.0 coming..

    First version is pretty good, but lacks some width. Now it seems they have fixed that. Kinda nice to see that minimalist shoes are still popular like this - something like week on kickstarter and well over $300 000 funded (goal was $40 000)...
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    One Hour Self Challenge

    Well, that's quite traditional... https://web.archive.org/web/20070222064831/http://www.runtheplanet.com/resources/historical/run1hour.asp The first hour runner, whose name has been preserved, was Edward or Edmund Preston, a Leeds butcher. His usual racing distance was apparently ten or twelve...
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    Socks with Vibram 5 fingers

    Well, the shoe stretching didn't work out so well, loosened a bit but not enough. And my old pair finally got too worn out, they were usable for a while with a big hole in big toe section, but when I got cut to that big toe, I decided I need new shoes.. I noticed that new v-runs are rigid at...
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    Running speed

    Sometimes I run fast because it just happens, feels relaxed and easy. Today I figured out one way to get into such drive. On one trail, there is a big stone that I jump on and then drop off and continue running without stopping and many times it starts to go really fast just after that. Well, it...
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    Older Yet Faster

    Yeah, it was okay.
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    Socks with Vibram 5 fingers

    Depends on stink build up and need to use shoes in public.. I try to keep my commute run vibrams somewhat non-stinky, but it doesn't matter that much when it's dry.. Maybe monthly, at winter probably twice a month..