Barefoot Running

[OakLeaf]

Thanks Knott. That makes perfect sense. (And yeah... when I run barefoot on the beach, I much prefer the harder sand. I actually didn't realize that there were people who were more efficient in the soft stuff, I thought they just ran up there for a better workout! )

[KnottedYet]

Thanks Knott. That makes perfect sense. (And yeah... when I run barefoot on the beach, I much prefer the harder sand. I actually didn't realize that there were people who were more efficient in the soft stuff, I thought they just ran up there for a better workout! )

Well, that was a metaphor...
Really, soft dry fluffy sand is too soft for pretty much everybody. Maybe I stretched the metaphor too far, but at least it gave you the basic idea.

[OakLeaf]

OK.

Except now I have a picture in my head of turkeys on a treadmill, and no idea why those other researchers chose turkeys to study...

[Becky]

I was just thinking about the whole "VFF vs. shoes vs. barefoot" thing tonight on my (VFF-shod) run.

I spent the winter working on incrementally going from light stability shoes to training flats and VFFs. Despite the fact that my VFFs are definitely not barefoot, they are certainly more minimal and less cushioned than my flats (ask my calves!). The more VFF running I do, the closer my training flat form gets to my barefoot form, and that makes me very happy.

DH calls my VFF running "gorilla-foot running "