Monthly Archives: September 2009

Against barefoot running

By RTP | Published: September 11, 2009

Here’s a slight diversion from the Runners World daily blog:

Running Barefoot — An opposing view.

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10th September — Amateur Surgery

By GC | Published: September 11, 2009

I remember doing this some years ago when I had an Achilles problem. Then it was quite bad: extremely tender, slightly swollen (adding to the pressure), highly audible crepitus when moving the foot or touching affected area.
Back then it … Continue reading

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9th September — a longer run

By GC | Published: September 10, 2009

This was quite a significant run. My longest road run for over a year, 14.5 miles on almost flat road; run in Terrocs. I was planning to run the last 2 miles barefoot, but decided against; it got quite dark … Continue reading

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8th September — Barefoot run 14

By GC | Published: September 10, 2009

Just a short excursion on the road. Out and back for a total of about 4.5 miles.
The final half mile done barefoot; this road is slightly more prickly than my usual one, but the distance presented no difficulty.

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Barefoot run 13

By GC | Published: September 7, 2009

No run on Saturday due to migraine, not a hangover.

Sunday’s run was a mixture of very hilly trails and hilly roads — 12.5 miles in total. Final three quarters of a mile was completed after removing shoes and socks … Continue reading

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4th September — Barefoot run 12

By GC | Published: September 4, 2009

A short road run home from work of 5.5 miles.

I selected the aqua shoes for this run and the plan was to take them off for a spell and run barefoot. So at about the halfway point that’s just … Continue reading

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3rd September — club time trial

By GC | Published: September 4, 2009

Three races in 5 days — I’ll be getting fit at this rate!

I chose to run this hilly 4.7 miler in my Terrocs. I’ve not run in ‘normal’ road shoes for more than two weeks and I’m not planning … Continue reading

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2nd September — Barefoot run 11

By GC | Published: September 4, 2009

This evening’s 8 mile road run ended with my first barefoot run in the rain.

I wasn’t sure what to expect. I know that cycling in the wet exposes tyres to a greater risk of puncture. There seems to be … Continue reading

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Two races in two days and an interesting poll

By GC | Published: September 1, 2009

A 10k road race on Sunday and a 5k road race on Monday, both run in Inov8 Terrocs.

I find it interesting that there has been quite a lot of coverage about Born to Run in the national press and … Continue reading

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