Barefoot MCM query

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Catove

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Oct 23, 2008 5:07 AM

Good morning, everyone.

This will be my first MCM and I am thrilled. I am a barefoot runner and wanted to check if running the MCM barefoot is allowed. I'll attach the ChampionChip to my Road ID ankle band so there won't be any problems concerning timing, etc. Any information would be much appreciated. Thanks!

Best of luck to everyone on Sunday--happy running and have fun!

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KarlD_Navy84

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1. Oct 23, 2008 5:18 AM

in response to: Catove

Re: Barefoot MCM query

Wow! I don't think I could make it more than a few hundred yards running in bare feet. It would be hard to imagine not allowing bare foot runners. I am not aware of any rules made by the governing bodies that would prohibit them. They tend to focus on things that might give a runner an advantage. Good luck to you!

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zoom1

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2. Oct 23, 2008 5:33 AM

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I agree with Karl. There are no rules that prevents you from doing this. I ran the Frederick Marathon this past may and there was a guy running barefoot. He was interviewed by a TV newscrew. It was his 243rd marathon and I believed that he said that most of those have been on barefoot.

On a personal note. You guys are crazy

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x_39_and_holding_x

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3. Oct 23, 2008 6:19 AM

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One note though . . . it's NOT a champion chip this year. It's a D-tag. I'm not sure if that will play a factor in how you attach it. It would suck to finish after running barefoot and not have your time recorded.

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4. Oct 23, 2008 6:25 AM

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That is just nuts. How do you guys do that? Have you always ran barefoot? Or is it something you "practice" like start with a couple of hundred feet or something and gradually move up to miles? I'm freaking crying if I walk down to the mailbox and I accidentally step on a pebble...LOL

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5. Oct 23, 2008 6:42 AM

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I thought ouch too.....in a big field like the MCM how do you manage not to get stepped on or step on something?? You must have some tough feet. I can't imagine there are rules against it. Zola Bud ran in the olympics barefoot many years ago.......

Side note, what is the D-tag???

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6. Oct 23, 2008 6:49 AM

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There's always at least one or two people running barefoot at the marathon, so I don't think it'll be a problem. Good luck and beware of the sticky oranges at mile 7.

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staving off decrepitude

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7. Oct 23, 2008 6:54 AM

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The Dtag is a papery/plasticky kind of strip with a sticky tab. You thread it through your laces and it ends up in a loop, like a capital letter D. It is what tracks your time. If you're barefoot, I guess you could tape it directly to your foot.

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MariahAU

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8. Oct 23, 2008 7:55 AM

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Re: Barefoot MCM query

My feet are rough and I wear shoes/socks. I guess you wouldnt get blisters if you ran without socks and shoes. Hm...

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x_39_and_holding_x

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9. Oct 23, 2008 8:30 AM

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MariahAU wrote:

My feet are rough and I wear shoes/socks. I guess you wouldnt get blisters if you ran without socks and shoes. Hm...

No, but those pesky lacerations and contusions can be a problem. . .

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lenzlaw

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10. Oct 23, 2008 8:37 AM

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There is actually a rule which states: "A competitor may compete in bare feet or with footwear on one or both feet." So bare feet, no problem.

We've come this far and it's still the same,
Runnin' out here in the rain.
Just one more mile, if only you could fly.
(Apologies to T. Rush and J. Tempchin, for the paraphrase)

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badgergrl

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11. Oct 23, 2008 8:40 AM

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Hmm.....running with one shoe on and one shoe off, that can't feel good on the knees/hips/rest of the body.

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lenzlaw

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12. Oct 23, 2008 8:41 AM

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Maybe if you have a leg length discrepancy . . .

We've come this far and it's still the same,
Runnin' out here in the rain.
Just one more mile, if only you could fly.
(Apologies to T. Rush and J. Tempchin, for the paraphrase)

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Myblueeyedgurl

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13. Oct 23, 2008 10:41 AM

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Didn't someone run past you in barefeet last year Len?

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lenzlaw

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14. Oct 23, 2008 10:46 AM

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No, I remember somebody mentioned that last year but it wasn't me.

We've come this far and it's still the same,
Runnin' out here in the rain.
Just one more mile, if only you could fly.
(Apologies to T. Rush and J. Tempchin, for the paraphrase)

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