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(double?*)Counter-intuitive thought on shoe sole thickness
We had a nice trip to Bristol. Actually, we stayed in a hotel in Glade Spring, which is about ten miles from a town called Saltville. The two towns just opened one of those rails to trails, so on Saturday we decided to check it out. I didn’t pack any footwear but my sandals, which [...]
False limitations and an art lesson
”Confidence is not some nonphysical quality snatched from the spiritual dimension and installed in the mind. It is the feeling that arises when the body’s knowledge of itself is in harmony with a person’s dreams.” – Matt Fitzgerald This is my quote of the day. Usually quotes that appeal to me have a lot more [...]
Last anniversary post forEVER, final word on cramp-leg
I swear, this is it. From here on out, time is just dust in the wind, etc etc etc. Tomorrow is the one year anniversary of my decision to learn to run barefoot in earnest. Since I barefooted a little bit in Brooklyn, I don’t have a real clear start date. But last year while [...]
Might could go fast down a fer piece
Too much good stuff in the comments need to be brought out in the fresh air. Let’s go in chronological order. I read this on Rick’s site, and followed up with this from Science of Running. I play around with the “stride out the back” idea in a 5k last weekend and PRd by 17 [...]
Quest for Fire, running, and trade
I finally got around to seeing the movie last night. Very fun; I liked how one of the spandrels of being able to make your own fire (as opposed to hunting for it) was laughter. What I’d really like to know, however, is how did the actors prepare for all the barefootery? Not a single [...]
