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Randomness from the barefoot pulpit
1. Bob Neinast of the Society For Barefoot Living has a good post about foot sliding, inspired by that Dual Survival show on Discovery. I haven’t seen the show (no reason, just haven’t). 2. I went for a trail run yesterday in the vffs. The recently broken toe was wiggle-able enough to get the thing [...]
10 reasons barefooters get puritanical
So Jason Robillard has a rough marathon just two weeks after kicking butt at the 100 mile Burning River Race. One of his marathon frustrations was not being able to happily traverse gravel barefoot. I totally understand how he feels. Well, except for the marathon after 100 miles part. I’m still being a crybaby over [...]
Odds and ends list
1. Viper’s toe has healed, which makes sense. I took the pin out of the voodoo doll. Just kidding, I don’t have a voodoo doll. I do have some pins, which around here is what you call an inky writing utensil. Anyway, no more toe injuries for anybody. Since I was the first to break [...]
Tick, Yack, Toe; updates
Ha ha ha, I slay me. So what’s next – locusts? GI issues? An ear infection? Or, hopefully, smooth sailing? Make your prediction, and feed my self-obsession personality disorder. 1. I’ll consider myself “back” once I have run five days in a row, for at least a total of 30 miles. That’s the misadventure reset [...]
A little under the weather
My throat is a little scratchy, my face feels congested, and I have a slight cough. Why? Sounds like a good excuse to make another LIST! 1. Post-marathon bleach. The most obvious culprit. 2. Teaching art to 9-11 year olds. Children are little walking bio-hazards, and I’ve been teaching a lot this week. Plus the [...]
