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  1. Hello from NE Arkansas

    Hi again Jo, Let me know how you like your huaraches. I've been running totally barefoot and prefer that, but I'd like to try running on some trails nearby that have a lot of rocks. So I'm considering which type of minimalist "shoes" to try. By the way, when I started running a couple of months...
  2. Hi from Northwest Arkansas.

    Hi Jo (and Phil and TJ and anyone else who reads these messages), You politely didn't directly ask my age, but I'm 56. And like you, I'm not all that concerned with what others think of me. My primary motivation for running is that I think it's fun (barefoot), followed by my desire to live a...
  3. Hi from Northwest Arkansas.

    Great advice, Phil. I hadn't thought about how time of day could help. As far as being country cousins: Arkansas has a town called Toad Suck and Tennessee has Buck Snort, so maybe our states are more alike than we know.
  4. GIVEAWAY!!!! Invisible Shoes May Giveaway - Expires Monday, May 7, at midnight

    I'm in. I'd like to try them on my nemesis (a particularly rough trail that challenges my barefoot resolve.)
  5. Hi from Northwest Arkansas.

    I'm new to BRS, new to barefoot running (2 months), and new again to running. I ran in high school, then for a year in college (briefly dated a cross-country runner), then for a few months back in 2005. Stopped each time when my knees got too sore. My son gave me Born to Run for Christmas...