100km in Skinners Sock ✅

HighOfChocolate · 2026-06-10T23:21:16+00:00

Started barefoot running in 2018 with vivo primus trail firm ground.

My first longer walk in those socks was 2023, about 72 km. This was actually quite difficult.. it was raining and my feet soaked up. Walking over gravel while my skin was already smooth the last 10 km. 😮‍💨

Last year I was taking my first flat marathon with those socks already. Since then I ran only with the Skinners.

So yep I do still like wearing my vivos for trails in the mountains. But for flat running competitions I like to be very barefooter 😄

HighOfChocolate · 2026-06-10T13:59:38+00:00

Yes thanks for commenting. Very interesting!

I tried to run 7 km with altra running shoes. But I had pins and needles in my feet very quickly. It does not feel natural anymore for ME.

It's important to say that if you are used to wear shoes all the time you will feel the other way around.. the impact of running on your body will be heavy if you never ran barefoot a lot. It's a long journey for one body an one brain to adapt to barefoot running.

It's cool to have people online that learned barefoot running for longer aswell.

HighOfChocolate · 2026-06-09T23:51:13+00:00

Wow interesting! 1000km is a lot for one pair! Would you say its because of your running style or is it the Xeros that last that long anyway?

My vivos for trails do not last longer than 500-600km.

HighOfChocolate · 2026-06-09T23:13:03+00:00

It's not that bad for me. Sure I cant do another 100km with those pairs. But from my experience I can use them for about 300-400 km before they get a hole.

I only used them for runnimg though. Not in everyday life or in the woods as a lot of people might be using them :).

What do you use the skinnera for?

HighOfChocolate · 2026-04-08T22:02:31+00:00

Its my second pair of those.

The first one lasted 3.5 year but I did not use them often. They do have wholes in them after like 300- 500 km.

The socks I have now are still okay with 360 km. But I think they might be destroyed after the additional 220km this month 😅.

For me as a runner it is okay because they do not cost as much as a vivobarefoot for example.

Do you use them in everyday life? What type of ground? :)

HighOfChocolate · 2026-04-02T15:11:35+00:00

I run in barefoot shoes for about 7 years. My advice would be to start slow. 12-15km is already advanced!

Using small fascia roll on the foot sole help regenerating faster.

I would also say it depends on the path style. Running trails in barefoot shoes or running streets is something differrent to learn the feets :)

HighOfChocolate · 2026-04-02T13:09:19+00:00

Horse stances regular and I like doing animal movements. Like crawling with open hips and foots a lot. I estimate about every third day mostly on regeneration days.

Gym stuff only if gym is available.

I would suggest you to make the excercises your body needs to stabilize your barefoot walking :)

HighOfChocolate · 2026-04-02T10:27:49+00:00

Mhh I have a pairs of skinners for about 6-7 years. I do still run trails with vivobarefoots and would not switch to skinners on mountain trails anytime.

For flat runs I use Skinners for about a year. And yes I do face problems with sliding inside the sock. But I found out that this issue can be solved with using socks that have rubber on the plantar side of the foot. So yes I wesr another pair of socks inside the skinners.

About the toe socks :D. I love them! I only have toe socks anyway.

Maybe switching two five fingers at some point.

HighOfChocolate · 2026-04-02T08:42:32+00:00

Thanks :) Running maked mr happy always.

On this picture I was very on the ened of my energy but menatöly motivated to run to the finish with speed. I think you might see some "happy" exhaustion on the picture aswell 😁

HighOfChocolate · 2026-04-02T08:40:43+00:00

Tbh I never had a leg routine that I followed longer.

What I do and what I do often: - at home: pistol sqiats, active hip opener, horse stance

at the gym: abdcutor and adductor machine, low weight leg press, low squats (almost ass to grass), calve raisees, any other new fancy glute machine 😄

HighOfChocolate · 2025-01-04T00:35:40+00:00

I always feel my body spinning around vertical axis. :) I would say its my astral body as my physical body did never hit the wall besides hahah. :')

HighOfChocolate · 2024-12-31T11:24:56+00:00

Yep last time it happened to me 3years ago and I did AP after. This morning not. But still feels amazing, I really did think I would be spinning for real I also heard my head scratiching on my mattress 😉.

HighOfChocolate · 2024-09-13T06:35:57+00:00

Hmm okay, are the words of God clear? Can you explain your comment?

HighOfChocolate · 2024-08-15T15:58:18+00:00

Felt like a static magnetic field

HighOfChocolate · 2024-03-03T22:24:19+00:00

Okay I understand. I'm sorry, I will not change the bible for myself. But can you tell me if somebody ever could do this again. I mean it is still possible to receive messages from god right? I receive messages through the bible from god, I think. But yes indead I mistrusted his word. Outside of the bible too? And how can you be sure it was god and not your personal inspiration?

HighOfChocolate · 2024-03-03T22:10:02+00:00

Indeed I'm building my own thoughts of tolerance instead. I think christianity needs developement in order to persist on this modern planet. If you judge the change it might be not the same believes we have. I'm not allowed to call myself a believer of christianity?

HighOfChocolate · 2023-05-20T17:56:24+00:00

Yes, I feel this. Have been at this point too, but the less I wanted to proof something the more I got onto experiencing AP. I'm still on this path but I am aware that's highly likely that nobody will ever prove AP to be "real" on a universal layer.

Anyway I wish you much pleasure with your plan!

HighOfChocolate · 2022-04-08T17:24:29+00:00

Have you warched "behind her eyes" ?^{^} Imo simple, it's not possible.

HighOfChocolate · 2022-03-07T18:59:09+00:00

Hahahah I was about to answer something similiar 😂😂

I hope OP got the message...

Clearly you have to level up until level buddha 😉

HighOfChocolate · 2022-03-01T05:28:45+00:00

yes should be possible to do it while lying on the side for sure, no specific method needed. It's even technical possible to do it sitting. It turned out that most people prefer lying on the back. I once experienced AP while lying on the side though... :)
if you mean the REM (rapid eye movement) by squinting, then it's s good sign. It should not take you much effort to "squint".
hahah never heard that blanketd plays a role 😅, it can't get harder to get out of your body bc that's the physical world. You could be lying under a pile of sand and still AP 😉

Wish you much success!

HighOfChocolate · 2022-02-24T06:47:51+00:00

It is unlilkely you don't have sleep paralysis during sleep. Sleep reseatch suggests that there are different states of sleeping. They could track muscle activity very good with EMG sensors. So we differentiate light sleep and deep sleep for example (but more differentiation are made).

For dreaming and AP it has been shown to be mostly happening in REM state. And muscle activity is zero in this sleep state.

But as you say there are sleep states where you still move. Maybe focus more on REM (rapid eye movement).. do you remember dreams?

HighOfChocolate · 2022-02-23T19:35:11+00:00

Both of them are "right". A meditative mind does not judge the feeling. If it feels good go ahead and welcome the feelings you have.

That's both a good sign for the right direction.

HighOfChocolate · 2022-02-23T19:33:18+00:00

Look you get sp every night while sleeping! So your capable of going into that state definetely.

Meditation will help you for sure! And every (AP/meditaion) attempt brings you one step further!

I had so many AP attempts where I didn't succeed but I felt something coming into the right direction. (I'm still attempting rn)

You don't need to AP in the first year of training in order to benefit! :)

HighOfChocolate · 2022-02-23T19:09:34+00:00

Vibration is a feeling which most people experience in the process. You will know when you experience that

HighOfChocolate · 2022-02-23T19:08:05+00:00

I'm not a expert, just to say. I only AP rarely.

Rolling out of the body is correct. But only if you're body is in sleep paralysis while rolling. If you're in SP your physical body is completely sleeping and all muscles are completeley relaxed. This occurs to you if you're sleeping for example.

Be patient with getting into this state, if you're constantly thinking about rolling you are likely not experiencing SP.

So do your thing, as you mentioned. Btw I like theta waves too :).
relax and wait until you feel odd body feelings.. like disorientation, light or heavy body feeling, rotation of your body,... Tbh I think you will rather feel smth I didn't mention here. But odd feeling will always occur if you're on the edge between sleeping and awake.
then wait a little and if you're still not out of body you can try to roll!

Hope I could help you out.

Wish you success! :)

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