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  1. Christian Lemburg

    Barefoot on Goat Fell (Arran)

    Barefoot on Goat Fell (Arran) By Christian Lemburg In early June this year, I had the opportunity to hike up Goat Fell (874m), the highest mountain on the Isle of Arran...
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    Different Perspectives on Hiking Essentials

    I always carry one of those tiny superglue dispensers together with some Leukotape classic tape and one bandaid in a small plastic box. And a small Swiss Army knife with pincers and scissors. It is the rare barefoot injury that needs more. Having some water and/or alcohol to clean wounds is a...
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    2018 Mileage Club

    In 2018, I ran 2021km, all barefoot.
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    How can your calves act as springs without pushing off?

    This is another example of cue (perceptual reality) vs. physics (measured reality) in an apparent contradiction, similar to this one: https://www.thebarefootrunners.org/threads/bend-the-knees-versus-running-light.21033/#post-191428. The contradiction disappears when you consider that "avoid...
  5. Christian Lemburg

    Barefoot on Goat Fell (Arran)

    Barefoot on Goat Fell (Arran) By Christian Lemburg In early June this year, I had the opportunity to hike up Goat Fell (874m), the highest mountain on the Isle of Arran in Scotland. We took the short route via Corrie, so it was nearly all straight up and down, very little level walking. This...
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    5 days barefoot backpacking in the mountains

    Wow, what a great trip! Thanks for the beautiful pics and the great writeup!
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    Can you run a race faster barefoot than with shoes?

    Short term, shoes allow for harder abuse of your body to reach your goals. That is why nearly all elite athletes compete in shoes, even if they were raised barefoot or train barefoot. For any form of trails or so, you will be much faster in shoes, probably at higher risk to your ankles. Long...
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    Walking barefoot in urban area's

    Change is always happening now ... I have no idea if you should or should not, but I can assure you that it is possible, and the risk of stepping into trash or glass or whatever is highly overestimated. I walk around in cities barefoot all the time. There are very few problems with that here...
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    Increasing mileage

    I guess you are running mainly on roads? For me, this is the main cause of abrasion issues. Roads are easy to run, and make you „turn off“, cruising along. Trails will teach better form and avoid the abrasion issue (while introducing other dangers, of course :-) ...). I would suggest mixing...
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    "Bend the knees" versus "running light"

    First, these are cues, not different techniques. They are ways to focus your attention on specific issues. „Bend the knees“ is a cue to avoid overstriding and to use the whole leg as impact absorber and power generator, instead of overly relying on your calves. „Running light“ is also a cue...
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    man runs 2 hours on frozen lake INSANE !

    I read the book of Wim van Hof, "The Iceman". Basically, he advocates getting used to the cold, gradually. Not only the feet, but the whole body. Very tough, but definitively interesting from an experimental viewpoint. No miracles here, but a lot of adaptation work. Very good descriptions on how...
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    Cadence of a 'good' barefoot runner?

    I think it is not helpful to focus on the "magic number" of 180 steps per minute. The initial observation that led to the number of 180 was that elite runners in competition run at 180 or more. How these runners run has little to do with us recreational runners. They are so fast ... it is...
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    Learning to run barefoot on gravel? No way!

    In my experience, running more or less comfortably on gravel is a skill that comes slowly. 4 years ago, I had great difficulty to run a lot of trails that I now run daily. By now, I can run on almost any gravel, relatively comfortably, although I avoid running on very new and sharp gravel, as...
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    Beginner program

    From an old post ... and I agree, we should have some forum for this, with "sticky" posts collected at the top. The most important "exercise": Run in place, then lean forward a bit as if to kiss someone, now you should be running slowly. Continue. If you feel you are not sure about your form...
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    2017 Mileage Club

    In 2017, I ran / walked / hiked 2232 km (1387 mi), all barefoot. Mostly daily running, but also some hiking.
  16. Christian Lemburg

    I need wide toe box shoes.

    Have you tried Senmotics https://www.senmotic-shoes.eu/ ? From personal experience, I can only highly recommend them - they make the best "barefoot shoes" that I have seen. Super high quality, very responsive, good range of style options.
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    Barefoot Park Brunssum

    Here http://www.barfusspark.info/ is a link to a site that collects similar parks in Germany and other countries (it also references Brunssum above). The English version of the site starts here http://www.barfusspark.info/en/index.htm . They also provide a Design Guide for barefoot parks at...
  18. Christian Lemburg

    Question about my arches

    Well, I am not really sure about terminology here (what is "collapse"?), but I can not make the soft skin inside my (medial longitudinal) arch touch the ground on a flat surface, no matter how. I never could, as far as I can remember. I can make the arch a little bit higher by doing this "short...
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    Is this anything to worry about?

    Looks like a small abrasion. I would not worry about something like that unless it hurts. Does it?
  20. Christian Lemburg

    How should we walk ?

    I think the book is worth it if you want to learn a more "gentle" way to walk. I am not sure if you need that to walk injury free. Personally, I like the way forefoot walking feels, but I do walk heel first, too. It all depends on your walking speed, the ground, and how much load you carry, as...
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