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8k

salexrose — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:29:26 GMT

Pete and I completed a wet 8k on 11/14 in under 43 minutes. Next up for me, and maybe Pete too, in April: http://www.cvilletenmiler.com/ Hope to see more

Re: first time!

michae — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:26:23 GMT

Congrats on your maiden voyage karrie, and welcome... michae ________________________________ From: karrie To:

first time!

karrie — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:59:26 GMT

i just went out barefoot for the first time. it is cold and wet here so my feet got a little numb but not bad. i only went about a block. my feet feel good.

Physical therapists supporting barefoot running?!?

lastplacejason — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:37:53 GMT

A sign of changing times: I just met three physical therapists that embrace barefoot running. All three are in various stages of transitioning. It is very

Re: leg length difference

Barefoot Ken Bob Saxton — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:23:31 GMT

Sensitivity is a benefit. Your feet are never "too" sensitive. They are just as sensitive as they need to be, for the level of running, walking, or standing,

Re: concrete cushion

sutcliffe@... — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:50:58 GMT

I would argue that now, thanks to modern plumbing and road construction technology, is the best time in human history to run barefoot. I suspect that everyone

Re: concrete cushion

Ryan W — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:31:06 GMT

Yes. Concrete, due to its intense hardness, requires a minimum of 6 inches or more of cushioning. You probably won't be able to find that kind of cushioning in

Re: leg length difference

Ryan W — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:06:52 GMT

It always makes me cringe when someone says something like "I can't run barefoot because: (fill in the blank)" The most common one I hear is someone has

Re: concrete cushion

Barefoot Ken Bob Saxton — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:31:12 GMT

Yeah, just ask the next person that tells you that, to explain how our pre-historic, ancestors convinced their predators and prey, to chase, or run away, from

Re: concrete cushion

Jon H — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:20:54 GMT

Running on smooth concrete is the best barefoot running surface. The harder the better. No amount of shoe cushioning can match your own built in shock

concrete cushions

me2mowgli — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:18:47 GMT

I have a week knee (I had ACL replacement 2X and never fully rehabed) I'm always being told I need shoes with a lot of cushioning to protect my knee and

concrete cushion

me2mowgli — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:14:24 GMT

I'm always being told you need a running shoe with lots of cushioning on concrete because it doesn't give and is so much harder than natural ground causing it

Re: Atlanta Thanksgiving Half marathon

mokagee — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:53:26 GMT

Hi Wendy, Hope your dog is better! There will be other chances to run with some Georgia barefooters, a couple of us are trying to figure out some races in the

Re: Atlanta Thanksgiving Half marathon

mokagee — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:47:43 GMT

Hey Susan, I'll stop there for some beans and say hi! Terry

Re: leg length difference

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