Barefoot Running

The Barefoot Journey: Ego emo mirus novus Caligae!

by Andrew August 15, 2010 Articles

Well, there we are wandering around St Albans, taking in the Roman sites when I came across a  ”Make yourself a pair of Roman Caligae sandals” kit in the Verulamium Museum shop. It was there that it struck me! Who would know more about walking, running and shoes? The Roman civilisation whose legions marched over [...]

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New shooooes!

by Kate August 5, 2010 Articles

I hate running. To paraphrase Bett Midler, If God had meant me to run, he’d have put diamonds at the end of the alley. Nevertheless, if I’m going to get on with this Crossfit thing, running and jumping and humping heavy weights and hurling myself into gymnastic moves is all par for the course. That’s [...]

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Vibram Five Fingers: The almost barefoot truth

by Andrew July 25, 2010 Articles

The fact that I have for some time worn Vibram Five Fingers occasionally, and that I’m one of the few genuine barefoot runners in London means, apparently, that I ought to have  a “position” on Vibrams. For what they are worth, here are my personal Vibrams views. They are not universally cool (yet) and as [...]

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Barefoot: some pathways

by Andrew July 15, 2010 Articles

If you have time, read  Michael Warburtons article “Barefoot Running”. It is one of the more interesting articles about barefoot running, although it is not without its flaws. There are interesting observations about injury rates in running, and how throwing away your clumpy trainers can reduce injury rates in runners. But as a warning, even [...]

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Barefoot running: Sorting the problems (part 2)

by Andrew June 30, 2010 Articles

This is a bit of a con, as I always intended that “part 2″ would be about POSE running. It really should have been because without POSE you won’t really run properly. Nevertheless, POSE takes a while to master, so it’s back to the basics of: Foot cuts, Fat youth Super glue Which, as we [...]

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Barefoot Running: sorting the problems Part 1. Achilles Tendinosis

by Andrew June 14, 2010 Articles

Well, I’m finally back on the running trail,  and am barefoot running around Stratford and Bethnal Green Three elements got me back on my feet. 1) effective stretch and strengthening regime for my achilles tendon. 2) An understanding of the POSE running technique 3) Going barefoot. This article is how to sort your Tendinosis in [...]

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