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  1. Darkand

    Ards Half Marathon

    Ards Half Marathon By Darkand So Friday night was the Ards Half Marathon. I ran the same race a few years ago in my shoes in...
  2. Darkand

    Groomsport Half Marathon

    Groomsport Half Marathon By Darkand I'll try to keep this as short as I can. I tend to...
  3. Darkand

    Titanic Quarter Ultra 101k, 50k, and 25k

    Titanic Quarter Ultra 101k, 50k, and 25k [CENTER][SIZE=5][FONT=georgia][B](Northern...
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    Northern Ireland Update

    Northern Ireland Update...
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    Barefoot Running Instructors Map

    Chris, you can find coaches that have been certified by Lee on the Vivobarefoot find a coach section. There's loads of them out there in the UK, there's a good chance you'll find one near you. http://trainingclinic.vivobarefoot.com/find-a-coach
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    FINAL REMINDER - International #barefootparkrun Day - August 9th 2014

    Have we final numbers for this? How many barefooters did we have running it?
  7. Darkand

    Post Pics of Your Favorite Runs Here!

    I hit the coastal paths on my barefoot runs. Is a total pleasure to run this in the summer months.
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    What does your screen name mean?

    I think he was the crazy white coloured guy with the antlers. Like a giant white...moose... knight... lol. Just read that back and it will sound crazy to any non zelda fans.
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    What does your screen name mean?

    DarkAnD I originally used it when setting up a gaming Avatar. Everyone had crazy names and I couldn't think of one. Kinda comes from the old Zelda video games. There's a character called Link and he has a nemesis called Dark Link. I'm Andy, so went with Dark Andy, which changed to Dark An D...
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    Help me with my running technique (video)

    Looks like you're overstriding a little with your left leg, that's causing the "heel strike". Though to be honest it's not too much impact and mostly you have a mid foot or flat footed strike. Just watch you don't overstride, work on 180bpm, and that should sort the heel strike issue.
  11. Darkand

    Belfast Marathon 2014

    Thanks Larry, the pic was taken about mile 11 or 12 I think. We weren't quite that happy at mile 23 but still smilin! :)
  12. Darkand

    IBRD REPORTING

    http://www.thebarefootrunners.org/threads/belfast-marathon-2014.16166/ As discussed, ours was the Belfast Marathon, the day after. You can use anything from this mate.
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    Belfast Marathon 2014

    Our IBRD Ok, so here in Northern Ireland it wasn't quite as planned. IBRD tends to be the first Sunday in May and the Belfast Marathon tends to be the first Monday, so anyone involved in running here in NI tends to be doing the marathon, including us. So here's our report, for our IBRD, The...
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    IBRD Reporting

    Gutted we're missing out on this again. It's always the day before the Belfast Marathon, and with most of our runners running it, and anyone else who'd like to come down and give it a go, running it too, we gotta bail on it. Apologies guys. Still, we've still got an Amis Sans Shoes to sort mid...
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    Anyone drink and hike?

    Yeah, a few weeks ago I was cooking something that required a "splash of beer". I'd to open the bottle and ended up drinking the end of it. I got a taste for it then and sank another one. I was due a run that night and decided I'd not had that much and that I'd go anyway. It was one of the best...
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    Any suggestions on how to challenge this?

    I thought that too Mike. I hope that's not the case though. Hopefully changing some minds in the council will swing some opinions and encourage them to deal with complaints like that worth some positive educational responses.
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    Any suggestions on how to challenge this?

    Hobbit, I was thinking about that approach. If I can convince the mayor, then he can push for some barefoot friendly areas. The National Trust here have already started doing this so I can use them as an example and for a little peer pressure. :) Sid, great link mate. Love the article. I going...
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    Any suggestions on how to challenge this?

    Not under constant supervision just the odd person appears every once in a while. I don't know if anyone would say anything but I willing to push it and find out! :)
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    Any suggestions on how to challenge this?

    I presume you're just asked to leave or put shoes on. I don't think it's part of the towms town's bylaws or anything. I think it's more of a case of someone trying to cover all the bases so they don't get sued if some kid stands on a phantom piece of glass. There's a water play area ffs. Trying...