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  1. pilotrunner

    Feet toughening

    Hey guys and gals...long time no see. Just went over the 6 year mark, 5 official marathons and well over 7K miles (stopped officially counting after 5K) on my bare feet. Here's are my thoughts, worth exactly what you're about to pay for them... - Challenge your feet. What I mean is to seek...
  2. pilotrunner

    Atlantic City Marathon

    Everett, MCM is a good barefoot course... For 22 miles... It then turns into asphalt gravel hell for three miles, then goes back to a great barefoot course. See you out there! Have fun on the climb to Iwo... Forgot that last .2 sucks for the road as well (not only incline but surface)
  3. pilotrunner

    1st Marathon Down!

    Wow! And, congratulations! Welcome to the "I survived a marathon barefoot" crew. (Well, nearly barefoot, heh) Under 4 hrs - Impressed. I think my days of 4 hr marathons might be over... Close, but probably over. Again, congrats.
  4. pilotrunner

    Pine To Palm 100

    Way to go, Zap!
  5. pilotrunner

    Last minute training tips (full marathon)?

    Tristan, I have found that I MUST roll my calves and hip flexors. Don't let one crap run ruin your mindset. Look at all the miles you've ran to this point with no problems. Just a glitch. Better now than during the marathon. Cheers.
  6. pilotrunner

    Last minute training tips (full marathon)?

    Again, JMHO... Anything over 20 is not helping your endurance but just demonstrating that you can take the pain. But if you can gut it out for 18 to 20, the pain doesn't get any worse...It just goes on longer. (hope that makes sense) On your feet for over 3.5 hrs begins to return...
  7. pilotrunner

    Last minute training tips (full marathon)?

    Not enough running days or miles. Additionally, you have too high a % of miles on your LSD. You can survive on this plan if you're in good shape, but it will hurt. I am also of the school that anything over 20 is only adding to your pain total and not of a real benefit. (Personally, I think...
  8. pilotrunner

    WARNING: Rated R - May not be suitable for all audiences -- Hottest Female Athlete?

    Good god, man. I just ate breakfast. Not working for me, thanks... :vomit:
  9. pilotrunner

    You know you are a marathon runner when.......

    Saw a skunk last weekend at 0430 on an 18 miler. Had my headlamp on but was "in the zone" and didn't notice the shadow in the middle of the road with the white stripe. Aimed his (could have been female, I wasn't about to check) furry little ass at me but didn't fire. Shocked me out of my...
  10. pilotrunner

    I'm Back!...Maybe...

    +1 to what Dama said. The first one is the hardest. I didn't run for anything but survival. I also didn't take any backup shoes. Figuered, WTF, it's all or nothing. Now on my 4th full, I'm just trying to pare a few minutes off here and there. Just had my first of 2 20-milers this...
  11. pilotrunner

    Dont you worry about stepping on glass ?

    Popped a few toads in Guam. Big bugs in Japan. Snakes in Texas. Worried about glass? Nope. I can still see - thus - avoid.
  12. pilotrunner

    Stretching..Who Does and Who Doesn't?

    I doesn't. I do roll my hip flexors and calves however. Cheers.
  13. pilotrunner

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    MORE PICTURES OF THE TOUR GIRL
  14. pilotrunner

    Transitioning from shoes to fivefingers

    Line, the key is to listen to your body. Anything you would call "pain" is your body telling you to immediately stop doing what you've been doing and give it a rest. "Soreness" however, is normal. It will take your body several months to almost a year to acclimate to the new running...
  15. pilotrunner

    Big Sur 2014

    Stephanie, I've ran Marine Corps Marathon 3 times pure barefoot. It's a great course that is "fairly" barefoot friendly. The first two went fairly well, but last year they changed the route at mile 22 to some god-awful chewed up asphalt that was more like really sharp gravel with the...
  16. pilotrunner

    Is There Such a Thing as Perfect Form?

    Is There Such A Thing As Perfect Form? Yep. It varies from person to person. There's a "basicness" to it, but it's different depending on situations and background. JMHO.
  17. pilotrunner

    Dr Mark C video - anyone run like that?

    Noonie, JMHO, but I think you're over-thinking it. Just concentrate on the basics (foot placement, lean at the ankles, cadence) and before you know it, you'll not be thinking about it anymore and your pace will increase also. I think you're just experiencing what we've all experienced -...
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    Comment by 'pilotrunner' in 'The Makers Diet Returns!'

    Unemployed??? WTF happened?