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  1. Henry

    GIVEAWAY! FreeHeel Running Pads - Expires midnight EST on Friday, November 23

    I made my own long time ago, free heel is the way to go. really feels barefoot, I've done all my training and full marathon races on it this past year.
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    home made foot wear

    I have run w/ it on trails, you just have to get used to very soft landing w/ it.
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    home made foot wear

    no slip, the white elastic strap prevents slipping. I'll write later the history how I come up w/ it and how it helped me in really enjoying marathon racing.
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    home made foot wear

    only tried it these past summer, winter time I'll wear it w/ 2 layer of socks, Its basically a work hand gloves that I retrofit in my feet, it has a thin rubber on the sole. very useful on rough, hot pavement.
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    home made foot wear

    self made foot wear I have been using for a while now. Picture in my avatar
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    pink duct tape

    photo on the left, wrist elastic part of cotton gloves falls on the arch, looks like cotton VFF thats cut into half. so nothing at all @heel. just a quick prototype w/ easily available ready made material. but it works well for me. could not possibly run w/out it on very hot asphalt. its good...
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    pink duct tape

    I noticed minimalist shoes coming out to market comes in trendy color, just copying the colors to make barefooting catch up with color style. My daughter finally agree to help me post picture later.
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    pink duct tape

    I agree, I feel childish when barefoot running lots of fun
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    pink duct tape

    recently bought pink duck tape from wallmart and wrap a layer around balls of my feet on cotton hand gloves w/c I retrofit ( cut finger part ) and wear it on my feet. pink color rocks/cool.
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    Running differences shod vs barefoot

    when it goes -20 or lower I usually just go to a nearby hill and just hammer some hill repeats in sandals w/ 2layers of socks. that way I can choose a hill that is free of ice/snow. hill repeat makes me produce a lot of heat and sometimes I even take a layer of socks off. and when I'm satisfied...
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    Running differences shod vs barefoot

    I survived running on sandals with 2layer of socks on winter time. summer time when pavement is tooo hot cotton hand gloves w/ duct tape works so well. no way I can wear any kind of shoes running.
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    Curious Question about Duct Tape

    I cut 4 finger of a cotton hand gloves the thumb part remains, wear it in my feet with the thumb part into the toe of my feet. wrap two layer of duct tape around the balls of feet. works really well if your running on rough hot hot asphalt. barefoot feel is almost 100%. Id been putting mileage...
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    Dr. Stoxen, why do you run barefoot and strive for your patients to run barefoot?

    8km to and 8km from work. half hr hill repeat warm up before heading home. blast 8km flat with uphill percieve effort so fast and strong feels so wild beating red light on intersection barefoot in blistering heat. stop a few seconds @ bridge below is high way with the sight of fast car mesmerize...
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    Any strategies, shoes, socks for recovery if/when soles start giving out during a run?

    we barefoot runners should be smarter than those big shoe company still trying to make a buck from minimalist shoes that are coming out to market that doesnt really have a barefoot feel and even more expensive than their previous cushioned design. We should gather our design ideas for a gear...
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    2012 IBRD Official Report

    http://ryderphoto.zoomphoto.ca/viewphoto/11835-126-11969302/1/ link above is another barefoot and hill strikeer trying to catch me ;)
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    Caballo Blanco died from Heart Disease

    Very interesting topic, running feels so good, runner just don’t know what’s overstressing. The runner just wants to be in that constant state of bliss. So he does what he naturally likes day in and day out and its better to crossover while doing what we are all naturally born with. Runner or...
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    2012 IBRD Official Report

    here is my picture on the 42km finishing kick http://www.zoomphoto.ca/viewphoto/16566-110-15947184/2/ click on next or previous image to see more:)
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    2012 IBRD Official Report

    Run Mississauga Marathon, wearing my sandal 1st km for warm up, take off sandal and run on smooth part of the road mostly on painted lines on the road love those lines , really fast barefoot running pass a lot of runners, feels realy light and smooth ,easy stride on asphalt, concretewalkway, and...
  19. Henry

    Get Ready! International Barefoot Running Day is on May 6!

    I'm dedicating my run on May 6 to Caballo from McDougall's Born To Run, barefoot running is heaven here and now. have a great run everyone.