Monthly Archives: January 2010

Week 3: Ouches to Oooohs

3 more runs this week.  .89, 1, and 1.13 miles.  2 miles total all Barefoot.  

This week was full of ouches and tip toeing around debris everywhere in the road. I was a little upset with my performance in the first… Continue reading

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Week 2: Progressing

2.63 Miles in 3 runs.  I am following a pretty strict plan of increasing by 1/8th of a mile every run and added .75 miles of VFF’s to my last run because of how cold it was.  This week was… Continue reading

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Week 1: So Far So Good

Wet, Cold, Rocky, Wierd…but my legs feel great!!! 3 runs down, .75 miles covered.  I can say that so far that these small distances are just what the doctor ordered.  I am not quite sure if anything has been “cured”… Continue reading

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First Barefoot Run

When all else fails, try running barefoot! Well not really. Since my completed marathon, I, like many other people, have suffered from a few nagging injuries. I’m not really sure what caused them, or if it had anything to do… Continue reading

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Barefoot running in the snow.

Possibly enthused by the recent articles in the newspapers, I decided to take the running shoes off again. I have been taking a break whilst a slight, but stubborn, Achilles tendon problem improves. The recent cold weather proved too much temptation… Continue reading

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Barefoot running in the British press

There have been some interesting stories about barefoot running in the British newspapers during the last week.

Ben Fogle, writing in the The Daily Telegraph, explains that despite the recent popularity of the book, ‘Born to Run’, the big running… Continue reading

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