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The Barefoot Running Diaries

Between July 2009 and April 2013 we ran a project here that welcomed runners  to document their experiences of running barefoot.

Twenty six people participated, some wrote only an intro and maybe a post or two, others contributed more detailed reports. One in particular, Soul Man, wrote 74 entries on his journey into running barefoot.

There is no doubt the Christopher McDougall's book, Born to Run, created a huge interest in barefoot running and a major shake-up within the running community, from beginners, to coaches, to shoe manufacturers. Whilst much of the hype has now diminished, the legacy has been a re-evaluation of what it means to run naturally. These posts in this section provide a glimpse into the lives of just a few runners who tried it.

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Week 2

Total Mileage – 40 miles

Total Barefoot Miles – .75 miles

Total Sessions – 5

Sessions which include Barefoot – 1

Barefoot run 1 – last .75 miles of a 7.25 mile run. Took off socks and shoes at the bottom of a hill – surface = rough tarmac. Feet were moist and soft to start and the road surface felt prickly and uncomfortable. Feet felt sore during read more

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Foot sore (and fancy free)

My barefoot running usually involves taking off my shoes and socks towards the end of a longer run. Last night I decided to run the last 0.75 miles of a 7.25 mile run barefoot.

My barefoot experience started at the bottom of a hill, the surface of which was rough tarmac. My feet were already a little moist and soft, and the road surface felt prickly and uncomfortable. At read more

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2nd Week barefoot

This week I have decided to run the majority of my miles barefoot, even if I have to cut back on the miles. I am currently enrolled in a training program focused on increasing speed (through a local running store) and on the schedule they had an 85 minute easy run on Sunday. I started out in my Asics but after about an hour I just couldn’t stand it anymore and removed my shoes so I could run read more

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1st Week barefoot

Although I have been running in Vibram Five Fingers for a few months, off and on, last week I decided to try complete barefoot running for the first time. Unfortunately I did not take everyone’s advice and did too much too soon. My first barefoot run felt so good that I ran close to 4 miles on cement. At the end of the run I had a number of blood blisters around the balls of my feet. Other read more

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Introduction

Hello to everyone. Here is a quick introduction:Name: Jason
Age: 40
Years running: 4-5
Typical weekly mileage: 20-40 mpw (more when in marathon training)
Usual running terrain: mostly sidewalks, road, park paths (cement) and some track
Experience going barefoot: I have always liked to walk around barefoot so it’s not a big deal for me to go barefoot throughout read more

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1st posts: 3 runs with hauraches

4-9-10:

Ran 2 miles after first building my hauraches. Went really well other than some knot issues.

I used the recipe at:

www.invisibleshoe.com

I found the 4 mm cherry by asking my local shoe repair guy if he had any to sell. He said no but told me where he, and apparently all the other shoe repair shops in Chicago, buy the stuff.

I bought a sheet of it for $24 and built my first pair of hauraches. read more