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 [...]
I was a barefoot running fiend last summer. Then I took a gig in Minnesota during winter and spring and took some time off.
Now I’m back in NYC and running again – it’s not like riding a bike.
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????
Every period of improvement goes through some plateaus. I hit one this week.
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…

