I am a big fan of barefoot running. It can be fun, relaxing and can definitely help you get your feet into shape. When I get the chance I use it, when I don’t, I don’t.
However, I have just come across these guys. Running Barefoot.org is a site specifically set up for barefoot runners (you could probably guess that!) and they seem like a militant lot. If there is ever a fire at a running shoe factory, I would send the police to this site to start interviewing suspects. It is an interesting read though. Check it out
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1 Barefoot Ken Bob // Jul 5, 2007 at 2:37 pm
Hi,
What? Me militant?
I am the founder/webmaster of RunningBarefoot.org. I guess in the sense that “The pen (or www) is mightier than the sword” I could well be perceived as militant.
However, I’m really more of a gentle pacifist, which is why I run barefoot, it keeps me running gentle - “foot-strike?” not me, I like my feet. I don’t like striking them, or imprisioning them. I like the earth, so I don’t get militant with the earth either. I’m more of the “walk gently on the earth” type.
Have fun,
-barefoot ken bob
2 Tom O'Leary // Jul 7, 2007 at 4:18 am
Hi Barefoot Ken Bob
I hope I didn’t offend you at all. As I said, I am a a part time bare-footer myself, and so I can see the benefits. Its just that I haven’t met such a committed barefoot community before. Keep up the good work.
Tom
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