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  1. barefoot britman

    First minimal shoe 50 k done

    I am now on the tail end of a great weekend, taking part in the Valley Harvest Marathon Nova scotia. I ran In my nb minimus, completing a 51 k course in 5hours 2 minutes. We overran due to a lack of signage on the Ultra portion of the run. I had a great run to and the training paid off. 42 plus...
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    Marathon one done

    4hrs 4 minutes, had a great run, not bare foot or vibrams , i ran the maritime race weekend full, Eastern passage , nova scotia. I cannot run barefoot beyond 20-25 k at the present time, training is an ongoing thing with the rough roads around here. I ran in mz10 shoes and had a great first...
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    Long distance advice please

    My runs are getting better and better, still running in vffs , switching out to veevos for the odd route that takes me on gravel. My 10 k runs are down to 50 mins on a fast day, hills are going well. The issue is on the long runs 20 plus. I find the fronts of my feet start to get sore and to...
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    5 k pace. Finally

    Ran my first 6 k in vffs in 30 mins, this has taken a year to get, a hard paced run for my lungs, but my legs calfskin and feet feel fantastic
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    Improved my 8 k run time in vffs

    I have managed to get my 8 k down to 42 mins in my bikilas I'm not sure I can improve on this as yet without some weight loss . 20 lbs would be nice. My 20 k is still at 2 hrs 10 mins , this I'm happy with, and though my feet feel tender at the end my recovery is quick.
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    My vffs stink.

    Apart from saying, go barefoot , are there any powders good for my vffs inbetween washes, after a week in the city, they now lurk in the back of my work van. I can smell them even when I can't see them. My thought was gold bond powder. Also. I went running with a group 8 k last night . 42...
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    Hello from Blomidon , nova scotia , Canada

    Hi , I'm a 42 yr old vff runner , I've been minimized for about a year. I live where the tides are the highest and lowest in the world near cape Blomidon, so my beach runs are a bare foot dream. I was introduced to minimal shoe running last year, and with slow carefully instruction made the...