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  1. Tyler J L

    Special Olympics fitness challenge

    The Special Olympics USA games lead up fitness challenge starts in two days. I'll be using my new Vibram V-NEOP FiveFingers when I go back to the office that same day. One million steps for 20 weeks. Wish me luck.
  2. Visions Of Asia

    Ran the Hong Kong half-marathon barefoot... and achieved a personal best!

    Ran the Hong Kong half-marathon barefoot... and achieved a personal best! By Visions Of Asia Hello guys. Sorry for not having been much around, but I have basically been locked up in 60 km² for two years because of the very stringent Covid quarantine rules in Hong Kong (21 days in a hotel if...
  3. Tyler J L

    Special Olympics USA Games Lead Up Fitness Challenge

    January 10 through May 29, Special Olympics is having the USA Games participants do a million steps for 20 weeks; 7150 steps a day. I'm obviously going to do some of it barefoot and some in my FiveFingers. You guys think you might want to take part in this? In a way, you'd be like accountability...
  4. Tyler J L

    Barefoot at Anytime Fitness

    So I'm going to do some exercises with one of my best friends and he knows I'm a barefooter. He goes to Anytime Fitness and they are somewhat barefoot friendly. They said you can do powerlifting barefoot as long as your in socks and my other best friend (the wife of the friend I'm working out...
  5. Tyler J L

    Barefoot Autism Challenge pasta dinner

    December 10th I'm going to a pasta dinner a friend of mine will be at. Dance Mom's Maesi Caes; she's on a dance team for a high school that's hosting the pasta dinner. We talked about the next time we got together that we should do a Barefoot Autism Challenge picture so we're going to do that...
  6. Tyler J L

    Barefoot at the gym

    So to get myself ready for the USA Special Olympics games in June I'm going to do as much fitness as possible. I'll also be going to the gym with my best friend who's been doing a lot of exercise lately. He's trans but he's one of the nicest people you'll ever meet. I'm going to start off with...
  7. Tyler J L

    Barefoot Club

    Here's a really cool link to a barefoot club a the College of William and Mary in Virginia...
  8. Tyler J L

    Fitness challenge

    Hey guys. I haven't told you guys this until now because I want to get other details finalized, but the Barefoot Autism Challenge is kind of going to coincide with a challenge Special Olympics is having me do to prepare myself for the USA Games in Orlando. The challenge is one million steps for...
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  9. Tyler J L

    Anyone else had this problem?

    So I don't think my left second toe is broken or anything but when I go to put too much pressure on it, it feels tender, even when I go to bend it. If anyone had this issue, let me know.
  10. hikerdana

    Leading by Example - A barefoot hike

    Leading by Example - A barefoot hike By Hikerdana On a hike in the not so distant past I showed for my son's boys group hike barefoot. This hike was to be two nights and they were hoping to do at least 25 miles, so the boys could earn a 25 mile hiking patch. As I was fairly well known as a...
  11. Tyler J L

    Principal 5K

    Principal 5K By Tyler J L As some of you may know, I'm doing the Principal 5K as part of the Des Moines IMT Marathon. Since it's going to be pretty cool the morning of the 5K, I'm going to put my insulated Vibram FiveFingers to good use since I don't want my toes to freeze.
  12. Tyler J L

    Barefoot wedding

    So my cousin's wedding is coming up next month and out of pretty much nowhere, when she and I were talking about it on the phone she asked if I was going to be barefoot since she wants me to do whatever I feel comfortable. Part of me thinks it would be cool, but the other part of me doesn't want...
  13. stjohnthegambler

    Septemberfest 5K: Fast, Flat and Free

    Septemberfest 5K: Fast, Flat and Free By stjohnthegambler Septemberfest 5K: Flat, fast and free, a race report I’m amazed to have yet another 5K race here in little ole Rangely, Colorado, two weeks after the last one, and this is indeed as advertised: free. All one has to do is show up here...
  14. Visions Of Asia

    Barefoot trail running during the pandemic

    Barefoot trail running during the pandemic By Visions of Asia Long time no see... Sorry guys, 2020 has been a disastrous year in terms of physical fitness for me. Whereas, during 2019, I had grown my barefoot fitness to be able to run a semi-marathon, the constraints in terms of public health...
  15. Tyler J L

    Dealing with rocks

    I've been barefooting for a while and rocks are still an issue when I walk on them. Anyone got tips on how to handle them better?
  16. Tyler J L

    Barefoot 5K

    I'll be doing a 5K walk on August 1st for the last day of the Special Olympics couch to 5K training. I'll be updating you guys on how I do and everything. It's my first 5K in a long time, but I've done a lot of barefoot walking this summer so I'm prepared.
  17. Tyler J L

    Barefoot at the zoo

    So who all has been barefoot at Henry Doorly Zoo in Omaha Nebraska? I'm going there with my best friends in August and I'm going to try going there barefoot since they're accepting of my barefoot lifestyle. I'm also going to have my FiveFingers with me just in case. But what tips do you guys have?
  18. Tyler J L

    Barefoot 200 meter

    I did a barefoot 200 meter a while ago for the Special Olympics virtual summer games. It felt interesting but I haven't ran athletically in a long time. I might take it slow.
  19. Tyler J L

    Barefoot Autism Challenge 2021 Is Underway!

    Barefoot Autism Challenge 2021 Is Underway! By Tyler Leech The Barefoot Autism Challenge is here! Many people who are autistic prefer being barefoot because they feel like they are not constricted by shoes and socks, and they feel aware of all that’s around them. To take part in this year's...
  20. Tyler J L

    Barefoot Autism Challenge 2021 update

    We got our calendar created for the Barefoot Autism Challenge. I won't post it until March but I'm really excited to share it with everybody.
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