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  1. WildPlace

    Lems Sweet Jane - winner's review

    Well it's 6 weeks or so now since I first received the Sweet Janes and i'm well and truly hooked - they are my "go to" shoes whenever I have to go out for meetings etc. I help out at the local craft shop once a week and have stood all day in the SJs and I have to say they are amazingly comfy...
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    Hello from UK

    Welcome Nerobot! Glad to hear that your feet have healed nicely :)
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    Important Announcement!

    Congrats Paul!! :-)
  4. WildPlace

    Mileage reporting 22nd week 2014

    3.1 miles this morning, cool and cloudy but no wind so good conditions for here :) Furthest i've run in a long while but felt good!
  5. WildPlace

    I'd rather gnaw my arm off than go clothes shopping

    hey @skedaddle looks like skirts for blokes are quite in at the moment - http://www.macabiskirt.com/macabi-for-men - i use the macabi skirt for hiking in, it's pretty amazing :) (I'm in the uk and ordered it from the states).
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    What races do you have coming up or are you planning on doing?

    Training for my very first 10k which is the 2nd August - i've never entered an event before. Then I have my first ever Parkrun planned for the 6th September and will be running with my daughter (actually it would probably be more accurate to say that we will be participating in the same event as...
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    Hello from Hong Kong

    Hi Chris and welcome! :)
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    Barefoot Running on Hot Coals?

    Yes, go on then, put me down for a fiver - i look forward to seeing the photos! :)
  9. WildPlace

    Mileage report 20th week 2014

    Just one 2 mile BF run this past week - no excuses, just busy - back to it as from tomorrow!
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    How did you find the BRS?

    Researching running footwear as I had heel problems after long distance backpacking (due, I know now, to heel striking for 500 miles solid!). I wanted to get back into running but wasn't sure how I could without aggravating my heel problem. Research led to thinking about minimalist then onto...
  11. WildPlace

    Lems Sweet Jane - winner's review

    Yes, I like the colour - black was my first choice but was unavailable in my size - now i've seen them i'm glad because I love this colour!
  12. WildPlace

    Lems Sweet Jane - winner's review

    This thread will be an ongoing review of the Lems footwear that I won in the recent free draw here on the forum. I had a choice of which footwear and chose the Sweet Janes. I have to say that I was mega excited to win this prize draw as i'd had my eye on the Sweet Janes for a few weeks but was...
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    Hello from Cape Town, South Africa

    Hi there and welcome! I look forward to getting to know you :)
  14. WildPlace

    Hello from California

    Hey Gary and welcome - good luck with the 10k, i'm also training for a 10k which is early August :)
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    Hello from Ann Arbor, Mi, USA

    hi there and welcome! Build up slowly and steadily - spend as much time as possible with bare feet :)
  16. WildPlace

    Hello from Germany!

    Hi there and welcome!
  17. WildPlace

    What does your screen name mean?

    cos i live in a wild place (Outer Hebrides, islands off the NW coast of Scotland) and my passions in life are birds, nature and being in the outdoors - especially remote, wild places wherever they are in the world! :)
  18. WildPlace

    Mileage reporting 19th week 2014

    wow, you guys are very inventive and impressive with your handmade sandals! My final run of the week, 1.8 miles, wearing VFFs - very rocky/gravelly in parts and i said "ouch" a couple of times :inpain: Happy overall with how things are progressing.
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    Hello from Singapore

    Welcome Juha!
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    Mileage reporting 19th week 2014

    5 mins warm up walk, 2 miles running followed by another 5 minutes walking. Wore VFFs. Fabulous morning, sunny and calm - a rare thing here. :happy: