Who am I?

I'm a mother, a wife, a runner. I am also known as Barefoot Mama. I live in a rural community in Maine. I grew up here and continue to love the rustic yet beautiful area I live in. Maine is a wonderful place to bring up my children. I love the simple things in life. I hate to shop! I'd rather camp in a tent and rough it than sleep in a hotel. I love to garden although my husband thinks I have a black thumb! The winters can be long and tough, especially for us barefoot runners. Maine winters are good for crock pot dinners, woodstoves and popcorn, gatherings for afternoons with friends, reading some good books, playing in the snow with my children, skiing or snowshoeing and and trying to figure out how to run in the snow! I also would rather run in the cold than run indoors on the track. I love to compete. When I run I run with all my heart and soul. I give it my all. But I also like to have fun and take picures when I run. I like to celebrate my runs, in almost all the pictures of me after a race I am holding a beer! :) And, I love barefoot running; it allows me to feel the freedom to move gently and injury free.

I've had an account on this site for over a year and have not yet made this introduction. So, Hello!

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Welcome Mama T! Lurking for a year might be some kind of record. Feel free to make yourself heard a bit more often now that you've broken the ice.
 
Glad you posted Mama T. I lived in Cambridge, between Dover-Foxcroft and Skowhegan in another life and there are times that I miss life there, except for the black flies and maybe the mud and certainly the frost heaves. How do you run in January when it's -20 degrees?
 
SaraLord,

I don't run when it's -20. Who can take that? I will run when it is anything above about 10 degrees as long as the wind chill isn't below zero. I can run barefoot until it is about 30 degrees as long as the roads are dry. I ran last year in my VFF OR a pair of toe socks with dust tape on the bottoms. (I don't wear socks with my VFF) This worked well and held up for about 10 miles before needing to add more tape. We do what we can in the winter. I know lots of people search for answers on how to run barefoot in the winter or snow and I think we each just have to experiment and find what works. :)
 

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