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  1. 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...

  2. 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...

  3. 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...

  4. 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...

  5. Minimalist Just Starting Advice

    Whether you are an official coach or not, there are many of us who know friends or in my case my son, who is just starting minimalist running. What do you tell someone who is just starting? From my experience I know that it is much more dangerous to say too much than to say too little. You can...

  6. Back of Ankle Pain

    I’ve been running completely barefoot for a little more than 1 year. I just started getting back of ankle pain a few days ago that wraps around the back of my ankle like a horseshoe from below the ankle bone on the outside to below the ankle bone on the inside. My Achilles tendon does not hurt...

  7. Does anyone run a combination of shod and bare?

    I told myself I would try this barefoot thing for a year as an experiment to see what happens. For a full year I ran only with barefeet. I accomplished my first goal, logging in close to 500 miles barefoot, running and walking. I am still not where I was as far as pace or distance, before taking...

  8. Egg Shells

    Please help me to be clear on this. If I was running as fast as I want to and running with no blisters or other ill effects I wouldn’t care but since I’m not and can’t seem to get there, I do. There is one part of the gate cycle that I understand least, as far as what I am supposed to do, and...

  9. Mountain running

    Just got back from 9 day camping trip to Acadia National Park with my family. It was a thrill climbing all the mountains barefoot and running along Ocean Drive. The highlight was when my 17 year old son and I decided to see how fast we could get up the Bee Hive trail which is a .8 mile very...

  10. How do you move forward?

    Stupid question right? My real question is how do I go fast without making my feet hurt? I do not want to give up any speed just because I’m barefoot and my premise is that there is no such thing as barefoot or shod form, there is only good and bad. I read things like barefootandagile’s advice...

  11. Shoe selection high school track athlete

    Any advice on selecting shoes for a high school track and cross country athlete? My son needs new running shoes for track and he has always worn traditional shoes. I'm considering whether to get him more minimalist shoes. My first thought is why mess with something that's working. I'm also...

  12. How to stop over striding?

    If I go further than 3 miles barefoot I begin to get blisters. I have not been able to break past this limit. At this time I believe it's over striding because the blisters form at mid foot on the outer edge. It's been plaguing me for a long time. How does a person know if they are over...

  13. Mt washington

    Has anyone climbed mt Washington barefoot? I was curious how barefoot friendly it was. I climbed up a very brief portion yesterday on my vacation to NH, only up to the Crystal overlook and it was all gravel. I wonder how far up the gravel part extends? By the way, what forum do you post...

  14. 4th and 5th Met head pain

    I all of a sudden started having pain in my left bottom of my foot just posterior to the 4th and 5th metatarsal heads after a harder run. I only run completely barefoot. I rested it for a week doing only walking and half my distance runs and it seemed like it was getting better. Yesterday, I...

  15. Suggestion Stories Section

    TJ, I've been running completely barefoot for almost 1 year now. I'm hoping to make it to a year, because I'm a bit frustrated with one setback after another. I miss being able to ramp up quickly and not worry so much about doing too much on every single run. I would love to see a section...
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