barefoot
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A Barefoot (?) Ironman South Africa
I’ve been a runner for about four decades. I was never especially good at it, but I’ve managed to pull off nearly twenty marathons and uncountable 5k, 10k and other distance races. About twenty years ago I thought I’d give triathlons a try. It took a few years to learn how to swim properly, but
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Running Barefoot for Charity in Namibia
Last weekend, I joined a hundred or so other runners in Windhoek’s northern township, Katutura – which means “place we do not want to live” – to run as many laps as possible for charity. As I wrote in a previous post, the event was “Namibia Runs for Charity”; and as a barefoot runner since
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“Barefoot” Running: What the Services Think
Although at times I get some strange looks, apparently I’m not the only one in the military trying out Vibram’s “almost barefoot” FiveFingers shoes (see my previous post). The Army Times – and its sister publications – has an article on “who can wear ‘toe shoes’ during unit PT – and who would want to”.
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Barefoot Running (almost)
This morning I woke up with every muscle below my knee screaming in pain. Apparently there are lots of tiny muscles I didn’t know I had. Why? I’ve been hearing about this barefoot running trend, and wanted to give it a shot. Obviously it’s not a great idea to simply launch on a three- or