BRS book review series begins today

[stomper]

Hey y'all, make sure to check out the front page, where today you'll see a review by Matt of Ken Bob Saxton's book.

Over the next three weeks or so, on Mondays and Thursdays I'll be publishing reviews from our members that examine this year's bumper crop of books about barefoot and barefoot-inspired running... at least 8 in all. This swell in publishing indicates that the idea -- if not always the reality -- of barefoot running is becoming an authentic cultural impulse. While only time can tell if its a fad, right now we can answer what's the best instructional book out there? And what are the differences between real barefoot running and "barefoot inspired" running.

On Thursday, I'll post Smelph's review of Natural Running by Danny Abshire -- the founder of Newton Running. It'll be interesting to see how a fairly dedicated barefooter like Smelph perceives a book by a shoemaker.

Next Monday, look for my own essay about all the books, and what really makes barefoot and "natural" running different.

Enjoy.

 

[Barefoot TJ]

Looking forward to them all. 

Looking forward to them all. Thanks, Stomper and reviewers!

 

[Jonny00GT]

Sweeeeet! I skeptically

Sweeeeet! I skeptically ordered this book last week after reaing posative reviews on Amazon. Now I'm excited!



-Jonny

 

[Barefoot TJ]

This book will go a long way

This book will go a long way to answer many of your questions, Jonny, such as hip placement and how the body doesn't just work from the ground up, but resting the shoulders and arms and keeping the head straight will help you to "relax" (Ken Bob's mantra), so that you can run more naturally and injury-free.

 

[Matt]

Stomper -- Thanks for doing

Stomper -- Thanks for doing this. I really look forward to reading all the reviews and seeing the discussion that follows.

 

[khyricat]

can't wait to see the rest of

can't wait to see the rest of them.

 

[Barefoot Brown]

I'm very interested in some

I'm very interested in some of the reviews as well. Right now I have Michael Sandler's book on the kindle app on my phone, Thomas Hollowells' book, and recently ordered Barefoot Ken Bob's, which I couldn't put down at Barnes and Noble the other day!

 

[Smelph]

Sandler's book is pretty good

Sandler's book is pretty good as long as you can handle the occasional hippie-esque topic (meditation, grounding, etc.). There's a lot of good info in there that you can't find in some of the other good books out there (Ken Bob's and Jason's in particular) such as how to ease into extreme temperatures, some nutritional advice, and some of the warm up exercises I have found invaluable.

 

[Jonny00GT]

Woohoo!  Got my BareFoot

Woohoo! Got my BareFoot KenBob book yesterday! It is an intresting size. Most like a paperback text book wtih glossy pages.



-Jonny

 

[stomper]

we put Smelph's review of

we put Smelph's review of Natural Running up on the front page a bit early. enjoy.

 

[Smelph]

I should have been more

:bigsmile:

I should have been more careful with my formatting... There is a spot that should read ...chapter 8 ) and instead it says ...chapter 8) !!

 

[stomper]

oops, i'm a bad editor.  i'll

oops, i'm a bad editor. i'll fix the smiley.

 

[Barefoot TJ]

Hahahaha! Smelph, that's

Hahahaha! Smelph, that's funny.

 

[gisanders23]

just ordered the BareFoot

just ordered the BareFoot KenBob book, hoping to knock it out over the weekend and let you all know my thoughts on it