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  1. Looking to trim up my form

    In addition to working on your form you should also correct the imbalance that is causing your runners knee. Make sure you include exercises that will balance out the relative strenght of your hamstrings and quads. Jim
  2. How to add Sprinting to Training

    Conventional wisdom says that more padding is necessary to reduce stress on the body and therefore we should wear shoes, especially ones with padding. However, I would say that most on this site do not buy that. There have been thousands of books written about running and I would make the...
  3. How to add Sprinting to Training

    Bare Lee, I do like the mcmillan training paces and the explanation of how the different energy systems work. I just finished a 12 week plan i put together to build base using the ss, easy, and long run paces and i took a lot of time off so far, something like 1.5 minutes off my 5k. So why is...
  4. How to add Sprinting to Training

    Antonio, Is it still advised that you don't start any speed work until you have a good weekly miliage base and have held it for some time? Help me understand why many people recommend waiting until you have a good base before doing any type of sprinting work? I don't understand why sprinting...
  5. How to add Sprinting to Training

    I run about 20 miles per week currently, upping it a little each week. I have been working on building base doing most of the running at an easy pace and it has been helping a lot to decrease my 5k times. I have also been doing resistance training and plyometrics. I want to continue to...
  6. Question for the Doc's

    Nick, Do you do any band work to strengthen your ankles? It was benificial to me when I had something similar. I added it to my regular routine. Please let us know what the doc says. Jim
  7. Why barefoot runners never win...a closed-minded view

    There are a lot of people on this forum to make a good sample size. Don't we have people that run races sometimes shod and sometimes barefoot? I would accept the word of people on this site stating that at a given level of fitness they run quicker or slower barefoot than shod and by how much...
  8. Help! Dig or not to Dig

    No I don't see an entry point which makes me wonder.
  9. Help! Dig or not to Dig

    I have a raised bump, less than 2mm diameter, on my heel way on the outside. I have had it for about 3 weeks now with no change. It hurts when I press on it and feels like something may be in there, but does not hurt when I walk because it is too far outside. I first noticed it after I ran...
  10. trouble going back to minimalist

    When I go from barefoot to shoes, I have to work hard to keep my form similar. The biggest thing is that my cadence seems to want to slow down and I have to continuously think about keeping it fast. Jim
  11. What Do You Mean “Listen To Your Body?”

    If I was going to do this barefoot thing, I was going to do it right! I read everything that I could and all the blogs that I could find. I read everything that the docs said and I especially looked at any running form talk. I must have watched that Kenyon video 100 times. I am an engineer and I...
  12. Chemicals and Rock Salt Damage Feet?

    I have been using NB Minimus Trail shoes when it is imposible to run barefoot outside. My thought was to run outside with the NB and mix in some runs with socks on the Gym treadmill to be as close to barefoot as possible. I was thinking that if I only did the NB outside, then when spring comes...
  13. Chemicals and Rock Salt Damage Feet?

    So it's not the scary glass that everyone warns you about that does in barefoot runners. It's the even more scary salt. Who would have thought that? I don't know what to do. I don't think there is any place outside not treated. The only thing I can think of now is to run in socks on...
  14. Chemicals and Rock Salt Damage Feet?

    This is my second winter in New England running barefoot. Last year was much more mild and I didn't have much trouble. With the snow we've gotten I've been trying to find places that are safe to run. I ran in a park today with the temperature around 32 F. I only ran about 3 miles today...
  15. First 5K Road Race Barefoot Report

    Joe, The race was in West Boylston, MA. Jim
  16. Nothing is carved stone.

    I just read an article that makes sense regarding training pace. It stated the elite runners run 80% of their runs below LT, 10% at LT, and 10% above LT and recreational runners run 80% of their runs above LT. The reason it said that elites run 80% below LT is simply because it allowed them to...
  17. First 5K Road Race Barefoot Report

    I completed my first 5K road race today barefoot. It was a great experience. The temperature was unseasonably warm, 45° F. It had just snowed the night before, so I was worried about the gravel on the road. The roads were wet, but it was not raining. I waited until 15 minutes before the...
  18. Knee pain

    I knew it was on ExRx.net. The link is http://www.exrx.net/Kinesiology/Weaknesses.html Jim
  19. Knee pain

    I was talking about Nick with his under the knee cap pain that hurt more when he went down stairs. I will try and find the reference to the relative hamstring to quad strength. Jim
  20. Knee pain

    I have gotten knee pain in the same location in the past. I have a quick fix that has always worked for me. I find that I get pain there from imbalances between my quads and hamstring strength. I read that the hamstrings should be 2/3 of the strength of the quads. I simply do single leg...