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    Article: 2010 Leadville 100 Trail Race Report By Barefoot Ted McDonald

    Hey Barefoot Ted, Thank you for sharing...!!! Your story is VERYinspiring! I am interested, too, in your training ideas, as I think Iover-trained this year for the 50 mile ultramarathon I just finished... Last year - for the same race- I had much less training and did much better.... Of...
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    2010 Leadville 100 Trail Race Report By Barefoot Ted McDonald

    2010 Leadville 100 Trail Race ReportBy Barefoot Ted McDonald Feeling great after 100 miles in the Rockies. My fourth summer in a row visit to Leadville, Colorado and my third completion of the Leadville 100 Mile Trail Race...what an experience. Deep gratitude for good friends and a strong body...
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    Prequel to Persevere in da Preserve -GR, MI 6-16-10

    Prequel to Persevere in da Preserve[Persevere in da Preserve is a 31 mile+ long run event scheduled for Sat. July 10th] What: 5-8 mile trail run through Buck Creek and Palmer Park Preserve from Andy Grosvenor's House (aka snowshoe_hare)When: Weds.. June 16th, 6:30pmWhere: 1760 41st Street SW...
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    ANOTHER BAREFOOT/MR MEETUP?!!?

    http://northcountrytrailrun.mirunning.com/ This is a great trail run... half-marathon, marathon, and 50 mile ultra races... August 28th at the Big M Trails, Manistee, MI Join Jason, jcscott87, sole_foot, myself, and a handful of other barefoot/minimalist runners for this great...
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    North Country Trail Run ALMOST FULL...

    This is a great trail run... half-marathon, marathon, and 50 mile ultra races... August 28th at the Big M Trails, Manistee, MI Join Jason, jcscott87, sole_foot, myself, and a handful of other barefoot/minimalist runners for this great event!!! HURRY IT"S ALMOST FULL!!!
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    Trails near Lake Gogebic in MIs U.P.???

    Hey Trail Runners, Anyone know of any good trails for running in the Lake Gogebic area of the U.P. ???? I am doing a 31 milerish next weekend... maybe something with a 5 -6 mile loop.... Let me know, eh?!!?
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    scuba diver booties = winter-time bliss

    So, since Michigan, generally only has 3 months of bad skiing..... START LOOKING FOR SCUBA DIVER BOOTIES ;o) AS POSTED LAST WINTER DURING MY TRANSITION....... ___________________________________________________ This was a HUGE revelation for me!!!....... I saw some folks talking about...
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    SERIOUSLY, wine or beer at fatigue point

    So, I was talking with a friend who has gotten into MR from being around me too much and reading Born to Run.... We both like beeer and wine once in a while... He said that he was road racing once and a fellow biker shared a water bottle with him, because my friend was empty... Turns...
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    What to say to those...

    What should one say to those that are...... not so impressed with BFR or MR??? Especially, what do you say to a spouse????
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    MT100s

    Anyone have any thoughts about the MT100s? I just got a pair to break in for super technical trail running / racing..... First thought.... who are they STIFF..... Next... they are pretty light and low profile for a shoe... from a major shoe company... I have a few miles on them.... not...
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    scales and body comp.

    Any thoughts on weight scales and body composition monitors...??? I have a device that is a great scale, but the body composition part P!SSES me OFF! Says I have 16.something% body fat.... while I know I'm not an elite with the perfect running body... "what the gun?"
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    QUELF!

    Quelf is definitely better than a 20 miler.... to be continued....
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    Solidify the Soles

    So, with this, pray God, brief break to recover a bit.... I'd like to keep working on conditioning the soles (or foot pads) to handle rough asphalt and the like.... I read on the RW forum someone stepping/running in place on a rough door mat... Does anyone have any suggestions on ways to...
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    concern or no concern... that is the ?

    Background: I ran a 15K race two weekends ago wearing my VFF KSOs running on pavement and gravel roads... Oh, I pushed the jogger stroller with my daughter too.. and it was VERY hilly... Needless to say, I was quite sore the next day(s). However, my soreness was nothing severe or out of the...