If you are just transitioning to barefoot/minimalist running, your feet are weak. No judgment! But it’s important to strengthen them in preparation for holding you up all by themselves! Here’s a fabulous video I just found from a podiatrist who is also a minimalist runner (rare!) which contains six stretches to help strengthen all the [...]
It seems that my greatest leaps in physical fitness always follow some life-changing events. Last week I had to put my cat of 18 years to sleep following a fast decline from kitty jaw cancer.
So the day she was gone, I started running again. I went out in my 5mm sole Run Amoc Dash [...]
Soft Star Shoes are single-handedly responsible for my move into minimalist running. I discovered them last year when I started with the regular Run Amocs, and then moved into the RunAmoc Dash (still a favorite). Just this week I got a RunAmoc Moc3 and here’s the review!
It’s March, and in the freaky midwest the temperatures right now are pushing into the mid 50s- perfect running temperatures for me. Not too hot, not too cold. Time to get back on the (minimalist) wagon again!
I started doing barefoot running with the hopes it would help my weak floppy ankles, and look at what happened!
So the #1 freakout concern people express when I tell them I run barefoot is
OMG WHAT IF YOU STEP ON BROKEN GLASS????
LOOKIT MAH CRAZY PURPLE SHOES! They are more than purple, they are comfortable! Check out my initial impressions.
Central Park is a wonderful place to run barefoot! If you can get around all the tourists, I mean…
