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  1. Neil_D

    Ron Hill dead at 82

    Hi All, Sad to say old acquaintance Ron Hill died last week after battling Alzheimers for a few years now. I caught up with him and family last time I was in the UK around 2 years ago and it was so sad to see how he had been robbed of his memories. He often ran barefoot in the early days as...
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    Relay

    Relay By Neil_D On a beautiful winters day in Adelaide I had a call from regular barefoot runner David who asked if I would stand in for one of their relay team that had dropped out. No problem I said and took the details down for the run on a Saturday afternoon. I had the idea that it would...
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    On Becoming a God in Central Florida

    Did anyone see the above series? I was intrigued by the sinister bodyguard who always walked around barefoot. It was a very funny black comedy about multi level marketing. Kirsten Dunst is great in it. Neil
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    Runners knee rehab suggestions

    Dear Docs, I have what has turned into a long term knee irritation which I believe is runners knee that I am hoping you can suggest some self treatment suggestions. I am pretty sure it is not a cartilage issue as I don't get any pain when walking around except if I climb a steep hill. I caused...
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    I must have been keen today

    I must have been keen today By Neil_D We are just a few days off the calendar winter and although it is a cissy winter compared to you in the northern states of the US and Canada it's kind of relative. After having summers where the temperature can range up to 45C a morning of 11C is pretty...
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    Australia, Adelaide IBRD 2016

    Well, the smallest run of the year so far. But even if there is one person running I'll still be there come rain or shine. This year the IBRD was on the same weekend as the Barossa Running festival which is the wine area to the north east of Adelaide, that was a pull on the running community...
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    Modern shoes are OK..... really!

    So, modern shoes are not that bad? Well here is a photo of (I'll be discreet, a relative of mine) some feet that have had a lifetime of bad shoes for fashions sake. They have been operated on numerous time to attempt to correct them and each time the owner has gone back to the same shoes that...
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    Chris McDougall makes the AFR

    What a surprise to come across an interview with Chris McDougall in the Australian Financial Review last week. If you want a read the link is below. Interview Cheers Neil
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    Ankle tendon pains, solved, possibly

    Wow, after seemingly an age of running with tendon soreness that would seem to move around from one side of the ankle to the other then sit around the Achilles I think I have worked it out. Ok wait for it..... It was nothing to do with the ankle at all. It was a back problem. I have suffered, on...
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    Peroneal Tendonitis rehab

    Hi Docs, I believe I am suffering from a slight amount of Peroneal Tendonitis, this is a self diagnosis from the symptoms of tenderness on the outside of the ankle around the bone near to the achilles. I've been running barefoot for over 4 years so, I'm not new to barefoot running, but that...
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    Barefoot run across Wales

    While trawling through some new Youtube videos I came across this barefoot running one which is quite well filmed and inspirational. The girl in the video has got a pretty good running style. Neil
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    Fanatics Christmas Day Half Marathon

    Fanatics Christmas Day Half Marathon By Neil_D It was early to bed for me on Christmas Eve, 9pm but, unfortunately with it still being a bit light outside, warm and people moving around, sleep took a while to overtake me. I had my alarm set to wake me at 5.15am and that seemed to go off...
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    Henley Classic 10km

    Henley Classic 10km By Neil_D A more perfect day for a run couldn't be wished for. A blue sky with brilliant morning sun, no wind at all, everything was still and calm. I woke up at around 6.30am, I had my phone alarm set in case I overslept as I had a day/night out drinking in various...
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    They don't like us sob sob!

    Look at the glee that these so called foot doctors discuss the decline of the barefoot running shoes. Very sad that these people practice medicine with such biased and corrupted views. http://www.podiatry-arena.com/podiatry-forum/showthread.php?t=90431 Neil
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    Dolomites Skyrace

    While not strictly a barefoot race I thought just from sheer difficulty I had to post this video of the Skyrace or Vertical Kilometre as it is sometimes known. What I find amazing is the speed that the front runners decend the mountain. I have done hill races in the past of less than 1/4 of that...
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    Adelaide IBRD

    We had our run in the early afternoon and despite my fears that it was going to rain during the afternoon it turned out to be bright and sunny. We were down on numbers as one of our group had a virus a decided to sit it out. I had contacted and emailed the details of the run to the South...
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    Oh dear blisters!

    Maybe I'm a slow learner or something, you would think that after 3+years of barefoot running I would have all bases covered by now, sadly no. I went out for a run on Thursday, it was 30C and bright sun at around 4.30pm. I got out of the car and tested the ground temperature and decided that the...
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    Hoonis Australis

    Ah Spring time, wonderful time of year. What are the signs of Spring, well, in the northern hemisphere it could be the sound of the Cuckoo, here, in South Australia, the Hoon is rousing from it's winter slumber. The Hoon is a cousin of the Neanderthal but unlike the latter it didn't die out all...
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    Stamina or Strength.... but not both.

    Hi there, Any other folks have the same problem that I encounter when trying to balance running with gym work. I have found that since pushing my milage up my stamina is great but my strength has diminished. I go to the gym around 2-3 times a week but only do any leg work every 2 weeks as it...
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    R & R

    How often do folks take a break from running to let the body do a full repair rather than just an overnight job. The reason for my question is as follows. I've been running 50km+/week for the last 6 months, now that we are into Spring in the southern hemisphere I am stepping up my weekly...