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    2016 Plans (Races, Events, Do it Yourself)

    Oh my gosh that's awesome! Thanks for the link - I love your race report, and huge congratulations!! I am so inspired and impressed that you did it barefoot. I was wondering about that given the sand - I find it easier to run in sand barefoot than in sandals or shoes, though I'm definitely not a...
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    "Crush injury" with inflammation - second opinion? PT?

    Well, I thought the massage aspect of PT was helping, but it's now clear something is still very wrong with the foot. I started running a bit while getting the PT, because the foot felt mostly better aside from intermittent arch stiffness. And by running, I mean super easy walk/running 18...
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    Stress fracture

    Sounds like a plan! Is that something you came up with or was it at the suggestion of Dr. Liebenson (or someone else)? And just to clarify, is Dr. Liebenson supportive of barefooting? I'm toying with the idea of scheduling an appointment with him since it's over 4 months since my rock stepping...
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    "Crush injury" with inflammation - second opinion? PT?

    Well, just to check back in (and maybe give other injured rock steppers hope of healing), I do feel like the injury is sloooowly going away, though it's not completely resolved. I finally went back to the first doctor to get another opinion. This time (late January), no real pain triggered...
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    Stress fracture

    JJB, I'm sorry you've experienced this injury, and I hope you continue to mend. Thanks for sharing your story though - it has been really helpful to read everyone's responses as well. Lots of good reminders in here for me, too, since I'm into 3 months recovering from some soft tissue injury from...
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    Surf City Marathon 2-7-2016 California

    Congrats Alan!! Great report, and sounds like it was a really great race for you!! I'm bummed I had to sit this one out - I went to the expo to pick up my SWAG and it reminded me how much I loved training there when I ran Surf City in 2014.
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    "Crush injury" with inflammation - second opinion? PT?

    Well, yesterday was the two month anniversary of stepping on that #$%*! rock and I continue to have issues with the foot and am unable to run. No Surf City half marathon for me :( This is such a drag and I'm pretty upset - especially because it is such a stupid injury, and especially because it...
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    "Crush injury" with inflammation - second opinion? PT?

    Sid, thanks for mentioning Yogatoes! Those were not on my radar at all but now I'm very curious to try them. It feels good to splay my toes too. It's hard to be patient!
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    "Crush injury" with inflammation - second opinion? PT?

    Thanks for your additional thoughts, all - particularly with respect to injections. I agree that the herbal injections sound like quackery too! I had originally gone to the first doc because of the "holistic medicine" aspect, thinking that would equate to open-mindedness, whole-body, natural...
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    "Crush injury" with inflammation - second opinion? PT?

    A belated thank you for weighing in, Backfixer and Barefoot TJ. Well, I got a second opinion from another podiatrist today, and it almost could not be more different than the first doc's opinion. The second doc is a runner and open minded about limited barefoot running per his blog. He did...
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    "Crush injury" with inflammation - second opinion? PT?

    Hi Docs, I'm hoping I can get an opinion (or two) on a diagnosis I received today that I have a soft tissue "crush injury" - with related inflammation - from stepping on a rock a few weeks ago. I was given a post-op shoe (or the option of a boot) and told not to even walk my dogs or walk from...
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    2016 Plans (Races, Events, Do it Yourself)

    Well, just a few months ago I discovered your Ultra company's Monument Valley race, and I have been blown away - like, I've had dreams about running it after spending time poring over people's race reports! (Not to mention the company seems incredibly awesome, too). I've never run an ultra but...
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    Hello from Southern California.

    Hi, Alan! Welcome, and congrats on the LB Half! I live in Long Beach and I'm getting back into running after taking a year+ break. I run/walked the LB half this past October in Shamma Sandals (solely to retain my Beach Bum status - I was completely unprepared/untrained so it was a personal worst...
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    Greenway 2020 10K

    Awesome and congrats on the race! Thanks for the writeup - nice to see a fellow barefoot Angeleno here :) I'm finally getting back into running after taking a year off due to commute-itis (Long Beach to DTLA). I'm planning to run the Surf City half marathon in Huntington Beach in February - I...
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    4th annual BRS Halloween Contest (2013) - Official thread

    Hmm, so that means my half marathon this Sunday would not count toward the contest - bummer!
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    4th annual BRS Halloween Contest (2013) - Official thread

    OK, at Barefoot TJ's urging, I'm going to post photographic evidence of barefoot costumed running - hopefully it will serve as inspiration/peer pressure for even more photos! :p:D A friend and I did a 10 miler - I was barefoot of course. I'm doing a half marathon in San Francisco next week -...
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    My first barefoot full marathon.

    CONGRATS!!! Thanks so much for sharing your story and experience - it is s helpful and inspirational. It is also inspirational that, as Barefoot TJ said, you struggled and you want to do more. I've signed up for my first marathon ever, which I will do barefoot, in February (Surf City). Ever...
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    GIVEAWAY! Bareflexx Sandals -- SEE NEW RULE - Expires Saturday, August 31, Noon, EST

    Cool! I'm in!
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    San Francisco - US Half barefoot friendly?

    Thanks. After looking at the SF forum posts more closely, it looks like this course follows the SF Rock n Roll Half course exactly. But I'll post over there and see if anyone has anything more to say about that course. http://www.thebarefootrunners.org/threads/san-francisco-rock-n-roll-half.13247/
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    San Francisco - US Half barefoot friendly?

    Hi fellow runners! I've been reading this forum for nearly a year as I made the transition to barefoot running but this is my first post. I was wondering if anyone is familiar with the US Half Marathon-San Francisco to know whether the race is barefoot-friendly (and if so, how friendly is...
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