Using random.org, Rebecca was chosen as the winner of Daniel Howell's "The Barefoot Book!" Rebecca, just send me an email at robillardj "at" gmail "dot" com, and I will get it out to you as soon as possible!
To celebrate the new Barefoot Running University website, I will be giving away a copy of the second edition of The Barefoot Running Book ! All you have to do to enter is become a friend of the Barefoot Running University site using Google Friend Connect. The Google Friend Connect box is located in the far right column: The winner will be randomly chosen this Saturday, September 11th. Best of luck! Also- the Barefoot Runners Society is now open to the public! http://barefootrunners.org
As I mentioned in a previous post, I have moved my blog to the Barefoot Running University website . The Wordpress format gives me more freedom than the Blogger format here. Please update any links or blogrolls to reflect the move. Also, The barefoot Running Book now has a dedicated website: http://tbfrb.com . Go there to take a look at the first 52 pages of the second edition for FREE!
For a barefoot runner, I spend an inordinate amount of time testing shoes. Even though I prefer to run barefoot, there are times when the protection of shoes is a welcome luxury. Sometimes shoes are an absolute necessity. My philosophy of shoe use is simple- run barefoot when you can. If you need the protection of shoes, use the most minimal shoe for the job. The only way to assess the best shoe for any given situation is to test all options repeatedly. Over time, huaraches have proven to be a great catch-all solution for almost every situation requiring shoes. The genius of the huarache sandal is the simplicity of function. It is a piece of material suspended below your foot with a piece of binding material, usually leather or twine. With every other minimalist shoe, some element of the shoe design interferes with foot function. Vibrams unnaturally separate your toes and fit can be an issue as your foot must conform to the predetermined s...
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