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Post: 90697553_1 created on Fri, 28 Feb 2014 14:16:15 +0000
Posted: Fri, 28 Feb 2014 14:16:15 +0000

Anyone else runs barefoot or minimalist here?

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Post: 90697553_2 created on Fri, 28 Feb 2014 16:05:36 +0000
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I use a pair of merrell barefoot shoes in the warmer months. Takes some getting used to, but they're pretty comfy.

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Post: 90697553_3 created on Fri, 28 Feb 2014 21:51:11 +0000
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I use a pair of merrell barefoot shoes in the warmer months. Takes some getting used to, but they're pretty comfy.

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That is how I got started. I like SKORA's line as well. Less cushion, but bigger toe box. I ran barefoot yesterday while coaching for Girls on the Run.a

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Post: 90697553_4 created on Mon, 03 Mar 2014 05:49:41 +0000
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I'm in Vibrams right now. I hope it warms up next month so I can enjoy the ground again.

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Post: 90697553_5 created on Mon, 03 Mar 2014 19:27:24 +0000
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I'm in Vibrams right now. I hope it warms up next month so I can enjoy the ground again.

What is your favorite surface to run on?

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Post: 90697553_6 created on Mon, 03 Mar 2014 21:02:18 +0000
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I'm in Vibrams right now. I hope it warms up next month so I can enjoy the ground again.

What is your favorite surface to run on?

I mostly run on grass and dirt trails. Asphalt is so boring to run on. I like the little divots in the ground and bumpiness. It's like a naturalmassager for my feet.

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Post: 90697553_7 created on Tue, 04 Mar 2014 05:00:27 +0000
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I'm in Vibrams right now. I hope it warms up next month so I can enjoy the ground again.

What is your favorite surface to run on?

I mostly run on grass and dirt trails. Asphalt is so boring to run on. I like the little divots in the ground and bumpiness. It's like a naturalmassager for my feet.

I like mud and creeks the best, but I run on asphalt and concrete a lot too. Hate the sweet gum spiky balls of doom in the field that I coach my girls in though. Haven't cursed or falter in front of them yet, so they think I am a good or a super human. rofl

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Post: 90697553_8 created on Tue, 04 Mar 2014 05:24:01 +0000
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I'm in Vibrams right now. I hope it warms up next month so I can enjoy the ground again.

What is your favorite surface to run on?

I mostly run on grass and dirt trails. Asphalt is so boring to run on. I like the little divots in the ground and bumpiness. It's like a naturalmassager for my feet.

Omg those spiky terrors suck. I stepped in dog s**t the other day. I didn't even realize it until itched my calf with my foot. Gnarliest thing I've ever done so far.

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Post: 90697553_9 created on Tue, 04 Mar 2014 05:42:54 +0000
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Omg those spiky terrors suck. I stepped in dog s**t the other day. I didn't even realize it until itched my calf with my foot. Gnarliest thing I've ever done so far.

xp I am glad to have not stepped in dog s**t with bare feet so far. *Knocks on wood*

People really should pick up after their dogs. I mean it is not that hard. I run with mine, but always stop to pick up after her.

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Post: 90697553_10 created on Tue, 04 Mar 2014 05:47:15 +0000
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Omg those spiky terrors suck. I stepped in dog s**t the other day. I didn't even realize it until itched my calf with my foot. Gnarliest thing I've ever done so far.

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Post: 90697553_11 created on Thu, 06 Mar 2014 01:50:50 +0000
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People really should pick up after their dogs. I mean it is not that hard. I run with mine, but always stop to pick up after her.

I know right. I wear a fanny pack with a poop bag holder clipped to it because my dog is notorious for shitting like 6 times in a minute. Fortunately he's polite and shits on the side of paths instead of the middle. It takes like 2 seconds to pick up.

Haha. My pooch doesn't go that much thankfully. I make her wear a backpack and stuff it with the plastic grocery bags I use to pick up after her. I love when I can just unclip her leash from her backpack. She never wanders to far and like your dog, she poops of to the side of the path.

She keeps up well for a 12 year old. I hope to have many more runs with her before she gets to old to hit the trails with me.

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Post: 90697553_12 created on Sat, 08 Mar 2014 19:59:24 +0000
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Yeaah, barefoot anywhere outside kinda feels dangerous considering there might be invinsible mines everywhere. My coach would give barefoot laps after training on the stadium grass so you could atleast enjoy the run. mrgreen

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Post: 90697553_13 created on Sat, 08 Mar 2014 23:15:15 +0000
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Yeah, but at least keep aware of your surroundings. There was a cat that liked to poop on the field at my old high school.The football players hated that cat. rofl