Barefoot Running
I just read Christopher McDougall's Born To Run; did anyone here read it? I found it totally inspiring; there's a whole world of people doing what philosophically sounds like raw running. Does anyone here do barefoot running?
Evie x
Evie x
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Permalink Reply by jodykwik on -
i do...i mean i just do it on the beach so the sand is much easier and has a lot more give than other surfaces. but it forces me to use a more mid-foot strike and leads to better running habits in general. i love it....whether i'm doing more distance, or more speed training, it's all fantastic.
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Permalink Reply by Joyousfig on -
I also read that book--really fascinating, especially the chia/lime drink. Same as Paul, I've learned to run barefoot on the beach, which takes a few days to acclimate to.
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Permalink Reply by Evie on -
Ah, I don't actually have access to a beach, unfortunately, but since reading the book venture out fearlessly certain of my evolutionary adaptive capacities. Loving running and it is getting easier and easier!
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Permalink Reply by Joyousfig on
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addendum to my beach running--
I just returned from the beach after having been home for 4 months--the poor feet just weren't prepared properly for getting wet and running on the harder, more gravel-type of sand and i blistered something awful! Thinking I just should toughen them up as quickly as possible, i returned again for another hour run the next day. On day #3 the skin ripped off while trying to drag my sorry barefoot running butt out of a rip current and i spent the next hour trying to walk on my heel back to the beach house. Lesson learned--prepare the tootsies and if you only run barefoot infrequently--Body Glide on the feet.
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Permalink Reply by Trivolleyrun on -
Re: sand running...you can also use 'sand socks'. We beach volleyball players use them all the time to protect our feet from scorching or really cold sand (www.sandsocks.net) or at any beach vball tournament they sell them. I also have been beach running in sneakers recently as I'm nursing my SI joint--either way you get a good workout.
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