barefoot running

Naked Treadmill

February 27, 2010

Been using the Vibram FFs at the gym for the past week. Sure, they get the occasional odd looks (or at least I think so; I don’t wear my glasses during workouts, so most things are an impressionistic blur), but that’s the price you pay for being cutting edge. I really like how the FFs [...]

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Vibram Five Fingers – Day 1

February 20, 2010

Just back from first outdoor run in the Vibram Five Fingers. Two toes up for the first run… The thermometer read 41 this noon, so I decided to take these things for their first test run. The high school track is still snowed under, but the bike path is free, so I did a short, [...]

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Chris McDougall

February 13, 2010

Found this great PopSci interview with the author of Born to Run. Includes a nice video of his putting his feet where his mouth is. Best quote: I have the idea that running shoes are based on a kind of cult idea — that our feet are flawed and we need shoes to correct those [...]

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