Archive for June, 2010
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 [...]
UPDATE: I’m a hopeless neurotic, just like you
Readers of my ranty blog probably note my inconsistent running attitude. Sometimes I’m all zen, happy to run just to run a race to be out with folks, other times I want to take on the world. Overall, I love my running life more than I ever have before. So I’m not complaining or feeling [...]
UPDATE: What were we on?
As in terrain. I think a better understanding of what type of surfaces early man ran on and how we dealt with it will shed some light on why barefooters should appreciate and not fear concrete and asphalt. This is all speculation, of course. Since my usual reaction to the “asphalt/concrete fallacy” involves a derisive, [...]
Freedom Run 10K Race report
Time: 43:43 (PR) Overall place: 32 out of 367 AG: 6th out of 34 Dudes: 27th out of 205 My last race in Central Park on July 25, 2005, was my fastest (at the time) ever. I ran the four-miler in 26:58 (pace = 6:44), a route I usually raced at about 30 – 45 [...]
For those about to barefoot: we salute you
Some of you have announced it, others not so much, and still others are smart enough not to blog at all. I want to go on record as saying if in the event you find it’s not for you, that you prefer footwear, even crazy footwear, I won’t be disappointed and we can still be [...]
