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Jun 23, 2008 6:36 PM by
FLKaren
200 posts since
Jan 17, 2008
Jun 23, 2008 12:44 PM
Barefoot Runners
Thought this was an interesting article....
http://www.startribune.com/lifestyle/health/20606954.html?location_refer=Homepage
(hopefully the link works, I have no idea how to do it!)
Has anyone ever run barefoot before?
3,098 posts since
Jan 18, 2008
Not for me, thank you. Too much stuff on the ground that I don't want to find in my feet. Did you see the news article recently about the things they found on the soles of shoes (bacteria, etc.)?
1,553 posts since
Jan 23, 2008
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Jun 23, 2008 1:07 PM
in response to: lenzlaw
Re: Barefoot Runners
My last two barefoot runs were:
1. On a beach and ending with a broken shell stuck between my first and second metatarsal heads
2. On wet artificial turf doing windsprints, a little slick but much better than run1.
2,202 posts since
Nov 19, 2007
I think a bunch of people saw a guy running the MCM last year with no shoes on. I can barely walk in my yard without shoes on, I'm not going to attempt the pounding of running! LMAO
602 posts since
Jan 19, 2008
I ran right beside him til Mile 20ish. It definitely gave me something to focus on. I remember being REALLY grossed out when we ran through all of the used oranges dumped in the road somewhere around the Kennedy Center. NASTY.
1,594 posts since
Jan 19, 2008
I, too, like the cushioning of my kayanos way too much to go barefoot, and yes, I saw that piece on tv on what they find on soles of your shoes, dirtier than toilets.
344 posts since
Oct 16, 2007
From the Big Sur Marathon... This guy didn't only run the entire race barefoot, including that 2 mile, 550 foot hill between 10 and 12 miles, but he did it backwards.
"No doubt a brain and some shoes are essential for marathon success, although if it comes down to a choice, pick the shoes. More people finish marathons with no brains than with no shoes."
2,070 posts since
Dec 15, 2007
I would not necessarily be against it. The last time I ran barefoot was the day after RNR San Diego. I went what I plaaned on being a short half mile to loosen the legs that turned into a 2 miles out and 2 miles back beach run. I wnded up with some good blisters on the sole of one of my feet. Again if you buiolt up the tolerance to it and could trust the terrain then I would say go for it.
Jimmy
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451 posts since
Oct 24, 2007
as a nurse I have 1 word for anyone who is compelled to run barefoot----MRSA, can be deadly
2,070 posts since
Dec 15, 2007
> as a nurse I have 1 word for anyone who is compelled to run barefoot----MRSA, can be deadly
As in all things something to kill you! J/K I had to look up that acronym and the superbug (mursa) is no joke. Thanks for sharing so that I am aware of things that I might not have been aware of otherwise.
Jimmy
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519 posts since
Aug 28, 2007
I, too, like the cushioning of my kayanos way too much to go barefoot, and yes, I saw that piece on tv on what they find on soles of your shoes, dirtier than toilets.
That's why the Stanley Steemer co. runs those commercials! "Once a year may not be enough" That makes me want to tell my husband to get up and mop the floors. Yuck!
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