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Sh*t Barefoot Runners Say

Sh*t Barefoot Runners Say…

Fantastic video from Steven at invisibleshoe.com. I think we can all relate with this:

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Barefoot Running on the Sand

Giving Barefooting a Try

Running coach and barefoot running advocate Lee Saxby has partnered with VIVOBAREFOOT to help spread the good word about the wonders of running with naked feet. In an interview with the Huffington Post UK, Saxby breaks down the mechanics of why baring your soles is so good for you. The author of the article, fitness [...]

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Head Stabilization and Barefoot Running

Head Stabilization and Barefoot Running

Running really is a mental game, but it’s also just…a head game. Ever thought about how your head stabilizes itself when you run? Or how this particular piece of anatomy has evolved to work in tandem with the rest of your body when it runs? Meet Daniel Leiberman, Harvard evolutionary biology professor, known as the “hoof and [...]

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Barefoot and Minimalist for Younger Generations?

In the running world, we tend to focus on ourselves as adults. The vast majority of literature about transitioning to minimalist and barefoot style is geared towards adults. We, as grown-ups, have to relearn what we have forgotten about since childhood, namely how to recapture that ability to run around in bare feet. How many [...]

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HBO Sports Examines the Barefoot Running Movement

Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel examines the barefoot running movement; When the Emmy®-winning shoe returns May 18, exclusively on HBO. REAL SPORTS WITH BRYANT GUMBEL presents more enterprising features and reporting when its 158th edition, available in HDTV, debuts TUESDAY, MAY 18 (10:00 p.m. ET/PT & 9:00 p.m. CT), exclusively on HBO. Segments include: *Sole [...]

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I pronate - BrooksRunning.com

You’re Incapable. Hail the Running Shoe!

I find it amusing yet disturbing how mainstream running footwear brands try to enforce their belief that there’s something wrong with your body. Somehow you’re born with deficiencies that prevent you to run, thanks to running shoes a remedy was found. Too funny!

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ESPN Poll Suggests 1 in 3 Would Run Barefoot

ESPN recently conducted an informal poll asking: “A recent theory in the running world proposes that running without shoes is better for you. Would you consider running barefoot?” The result? The average from coast-to-coast shows 34% would give it a try… Below are the results from over 6,000 respondents across the country. Quite promising data despite [...]

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Barefoot Running on the Beach

Baring your Sole

MacDougall explains. “The foot is the greatest disciplinarian. You can’t over-pronate, can’t over-train, can’t over-stride … if you do anything wrong, the foot will tell you `uh uh, don’t do that’. Shoes are like morphine: a sedative that deadens the pain.”

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Should You Toss Your Running Shoes and Go Barefoot?

Remember when you were a kid? You raced around the playground or the yard for hours at a time, somehow managing not to hurt yourself despite your lack of $150 running shoes and custom-made $400 orthotic inserts. There’s a growing sense…

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Running Barefoot Solo on the Beach

I Stare at Runners, I Admit It.

I’ve been looking at runner’s stride more and more. I’ve covered this in a previous post however I must admit that my concern for runner’s health is concerning me more and more.

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