tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3980421295592818922.post8434704795282694972..comments2023-10-23T14:15:29.331-07:00Comments on Shallow Cogitations: Barefoot Running UpdateHank Greerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15243840232233423724noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3980421295592818922.post-46079232676640866492009-08-09T16:21:00.849-07:002009-08-09T16:21:00.849-07:00Good point, Thinnmann. Thank you.Good point, Thinnmann. Thank you.Hank Greerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15243840232233423724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3980421295592818922.post-67070176217218687272009-08-09T08:56:43.861-07:002009-08-09T08:56:43.861-07:00I disagree. It probably isn't the work shoes ...I disagree. It probably isn't the work shoes causing the lack of callus issue. I suggest you closely check your running form. You should not be pushing off hard or twisting. Make sure you are lifting your feet. Maybe slow down a little and go farther in each workout. Maybe find some grass and add a third run per week on the grass. Remember, there should not be friction at the bottom of your feet.Thinnmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18377556027270114694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3980421295592818922.post-5007518940640800022009-08-08T12:38:23.752-07:002009-08-08T12:38:23.752-07:00I raced the CDA Scenic Challenge Triathlon this mo...I raced the CDA Scenic Challenge Triathlon this morning and passed one of your barefoot brothers on the run. <br /><br />As I passed I asked him if he was born to run, but got no response. <br /><br />He did seem to be moving along pretty rapidly.Spokane Alhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14322733412232169837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3980421295592818922.post-6485746396351592792009-08-08T09:53:26.156-07:002009-08-08T09:53:26.156-07:00I have an old guitar player tip for you on callous...I have an old guitar player tip for you on callouses: a little witch hazel will toughen them up. At the beginning of a tour Eric Clapton soaks his fingertips in witch hazel a few minutes each night until they get sufficiently tough enough. True story.Lucashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01247999979754738405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3980421295592818922.post-70827895131748283302009-08-08T06:25:31.771-07:002009-08-08T06:25:31.771-07:00Thank you, Shan. I knew I was on to something.
Pa...Thank you, Shan. I knew I was on to something.<br /><br />Pat, I may be crazy, but I'm not stupid. Okay, maybe stabbing myself with a box cutter was stupid, but I'm not going to doing anything <b>really</b> stupid. At least not on purpose. :-)<br /><br />Besides, normal is so boring. I want to stand out and be different. I want to be unique--just like everybody else.<br /><br />Wait, did I say that right?Hank Greerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15243840232233423724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3980421295592818922.post-72591486330836216422009-08-07T23:48:14.679-07:002009-08-07T23:48:14.679-07:00I have a feeling you're going to do something ...I have a feeling you're going to do something dumb on your backpacking trip. I hope I'm wrong. Please, for your own sake. It's okay to be normal.Pat Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05348722701872187949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3980421295592818922.post-84964219312162578662009-08-07T23:13:25.102-07:002009-08-07T23:13:25.102-07:00I agree with your theory based on the fact that we...I agree with your theory based on the fact that we don't wear shoes at home. We did when we rented an apartment with early 80's dark brown shag carpet (who knows what lurked in that stuff!). In March we bought a house with light beige carpeting and shoes became verboten. Add to that I'm off much of the summer, and therefore frequently barefooted. I find the soles of my feet are similar in toughness to my childhood years. Now, if only that field we adored weren't covered over with an apartment building...Shanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12434884811193988493noreply@blogger.com