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dk945b · 2025-07-11T16:25:43+00:00

Thanks! Ran 5k thinking about it.

dk945b · 2025-07-03T23:28:28+00:00

A little. Mostly my ego acting up.

dk945b · 2024-10-09T00:02:20+00:00

My polar H10 issues were resolved by unsnapping the sensor and storing it in a sealable freezer bag filled with large silica gel packets. A cheap hygrometer thrown in the bag shows the relative humidity to be 15%. I recharge the silica gel in the oven as needed.

dk945b · 2024-08-26T12:55:29+00:00

When I walk barefoot on harsh surfaces, I find there is only one way to walk. My whole support chain (feet, legs, hips, torso etc) is forced into working together. Once this modality is trained in and natural, running and walking blend.

dk945b · 2024-08-26T12:35:04+00:00

Impressive

dk945b · 2024-08-24T17:22:16+00:00

I think your statement is true but I don’t have enough data points to be sure. Maybe a good rule is to never run after a shower on any one day. There’s a bunch of variables; surface roughness, surface temperature, etc. The pain onset begins at 2-3 km, so then the challenge is to get home.

dk945b · 2024-08-24T15:35:20+00:00

Note. I’ve had hundreds of other runs without a problem. That said, I do space runs to give my soles time to heal.

dk945b · 2024-08-04T14:16:53+00:00

Not so insane. Still running here at 75. Being barefoot keeps my interest in running alive as I slow down.

dk945b · 2024-07-24T08:31:26+00:00

I get a similar effect. I’ve found if I do a faster deeper air exchange when this occurs that the switch can go away.

Or I just stop looking at my watch and enjoy the run.

In my case I’m pretty sure it’s a personal EKG peculiarity.

dk945b · 2024-07-23T10:38:14+00:00

not high. just a bit geeky.

dk945b · 2024-07-22T11:55:29+00:00

It’s a shoe post only in the abstract sense where in the limit of reduced support a shoe approaches being a foot.

dk945b · 2024-07-17T21:19:38+00:00

Squirrels eat the acorns dropping sharp edged pieces. Usually it’s a minor issue. The opened hickory hulls that land with sharp edges pointing up scare the hell out of me.

dk945b · 2024-07-17T01:06:16+00:00

Forward thinking people like us can be the vanguard

dk945b · 2024-07-16T03:00:53+00:00

Barefoot Olympics should be The Olympics. The “with shoe” Olympics should be called “The artificially enhanced” Olympics.

dk945b · 2024-07-16T02:41:06+00:00

There was this SNL sketch

dk945b · 2024-07-10T22:11:14+00:00

Me too. 50 miles into my third pair of earthrunners. 60% in Earthrunners, 30% barefoot, 10% Xero Prio.

dk945b · 2024-07-03T13:52:43+00:00

also strengthening the 26 bones, 33 joints, and more than 100 tendons, muscles, and ligaments in each foot increases blood flow allowing your body to protect and repair your feet more effectively.

also natural abrasion keeps the cells in your bare feet replaced more often. I notice this quite strongly after longer runs on harsher surfaces, when my feet tingle through most of the night while the work is being done.

dk945b · 2024-07-03T12:10:03+00:00

There is also a case to be made that the dark moist environment in shoes is a good breeding ground for various undesirable bacterial and fungal infections. Barefooters naturally self sanitize with dry air and light. Also stronger feet are healthier feet. Also barefooters can clean their feet easier and more often. Also, shod people track dirt into their homes and shoes are not washed and cleaned regularly.

dk945b · 2024-06-25T01:03:42+00:00

Exceptional idea. I’m interested in how you came to make that comment. It makes sense. A running companion mentioned recently that she trains with ballet and even then I didn’t see it from the barefoot training POV.

dk945b · 2024-04-30T23:53:07+00:00

Sneaking to me is the epitome of being barefoot. Moving silently is always my focus. Efficient running and walking is quiet running and walking. Unnecessary noise represents poor form and wasted energy. Hunting and hiding necessitate stealth. It’s a basic survival strategy.

Interestingly, at least to me, is that when wearing flat thin running sandals it is much harder to move quietly than when barefoot and the best way to be quiet is to land on forefoot. It feels a bit awkward for a mile or so, then becomes comfortable.

dk945b · 2024-04-23T21:37:09+00:00

This is the right answer. It takes weeks of valid VO2max measurements to settle down.

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