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Attention citizens of Chengdu! Well done!

By ⋅ September 30, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

In order to promote healthy lifestyles by walking, the residents of Chengdu staged a Guinness world record attempt for most barefoot walkers. 1141 people gathered to walk a barefoot kilometre for World Walking Day (China). Chengdu is in Sichuan province China. Click to read more

Star of Hung goes barefoot

By ⋅ September 29, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

You gotta love it when a tv star likes barefooting! At a recent Emmy party Thomas Jane, star of HBO show “Hung”  started the evening out with a pair of Vibram Five Fingers then kicked off those kicks to go barefoot for the rest of the party. Jane has been photographed in VFFs before at [...]

Why are barefoot runners getting so many injuries?

By ⋅ September 29, 2010 ⋅ 2 comments

So… should I be posting a link to this site? This guy seems like he has a major hate on for barefooting. I have a bit of an issue with the fact that he doesn’t allow commenting or give his name. There was also some suggestion that this gentleman has registered a bunch of internet [...]

10/10/10! The Barefoot event of the season!!!

By ⋅ September 24, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

The inaugural New York Barefoot Run is on like Donkey Kong! Along with Christopher McDougall, the who’s who of barefooters will be there. Daniel Howell, Barefoot Ted, TerraPlana, Daniel Lieberman, Erwan LeCorre, and Jason Robillard have confirmed that they will be there! Get in on the fun if you are going to be around NYC! [...]

VivoBarefoot “Pally” Kids Shoe Review; VivoBarefoot End of Season Coupon Code Sale

By ⋅ September 23, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

A kids shoe review! How awesome!!! This article was originally published on Running and Rambling VivoBarefoot “Pally” Kids Shoe Review; VivoBarefoot End of Season Coupon Code Sale: “Of all the changes I anticipated barefoot running would bring to my life, I have to admit that my parenting style wasn’t one of them. And yet, that’s [...]

Barefoot Running 101: How to Get Started & Thrive by Jason Robillard

By ⋅ September 20, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

This article was originally published on In Between My Toes Barefoot Running 101: How to Get Started & Thrive by Jason Robillard: “ Jason Robillard again proves his interest in advocating barefoot running  through education by providing helpful and free information (adapted from his own The Barefoot Running Book). He should know a thing or [...]

Get a Grip

By ⋅ September 19, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

This article was originally published on Society for Barefoot Living Get a Grip: “ Toes are wonderful things. In another of the Dual Survivor episodes with Cody Lundin and Dave Canterbury, we get another of those statements that show the producers are just not familiar with going barefooted, or are trying to (falsely) create more [...]

Living Barefoot is Now on Digg

By ⋅ September 19, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

Living Barefoot is now on Digg!

Foot Changes after Two Years Living the Barefoot Alternative

By ⋅ September 19, 2010 ⋅ 2 comments

Foot Changes after Two Years Living the Barefoot Alternative This post has been a long time in coming, over two years in coming actually. I switched to the barefoot alternative in May 2008 and have been wearing barefoot alternative/minimalist footwear as often as possible ever since. I wish I had taken some ‘before’ pictures of [...]

Are you really barefoot or are you confused?

By ⋅ September 19, 2010 ⋅ 2 comments

Are you really barefoot or are you confused? It has been an incredible year so far.  Acceptance for barefooting, barefoot running, and minimalist shoes has grown in ways that we could never have imagined a year ago.  Amidst all this growth society has needed to take in a whole new vocabulary in order to properly [...]

Driving Barefoot

By ⋅ September 18, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

This article was originally published on Society for Barefoot Living Driving Barefoot: “ Society for Barefoot Living members are well aware that it is completely legal to drive barefoot. The home page even links to research done way back in 1994, by Jason Heimbaugh, in which he contacted each of the 50 states. Yet, it [...]

I am SO tired of this barefoot fad

By ⋅ September 17, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

Are we headed for barefoot backlash? This article was originally published on I am SO tired of this barefoot fad: “Barefoot Josh THE BARE FOOT IS THE BEST RUNNING COACH MONEY CAN’T BUY HOME ABOUT CLIPPINGS BAREFOOT DICTIONARY RACE STATS FEET PICS I am SO tired of this barefoot fad Posted by Barefoot JoshSeptember 1, [...]

Five Fingers KSOs in the Klondike

By ⋅ September 17, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

More fun things to do in your VFFs. My godparents live in the Yukon and my godfather has hiked the Chilkoot. It’s an amazing experience but I’m sure they stunk something fierce after that hike! This article was originally published on Vibram Five Fingers News, Reviews, and Fan Forums – Birthday Shoes Five Fingers KSOs [...]

Gardening in Vibram Five Fingers KSOs

By ⋅ September 16, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

This article was originally published on Vibram Five Fingers News, Reviews, and Fan Forums – Birthday Shoes Gardening in Vibram Five Fingers KSOs: “ Jason sent us the following message about his search for the perfect gardening shoe: I’ve finally found the perfect gardening shoe! I am an avid gardener and have spent years trying [...]

Living Barefoot Show: Episode 22 – We Interview Mark Cucuzzella

By ⋅ September 14, 2010 ⋅ One comment

An Interview with Mark Cucuzzella Our guest today is a Lieutenant Colonel in the Air Force Reserves, a practicing Family Physican, an Associate Professor at West Virginia University School of Medicine, a marathon and ultra runner, and he owns his own shoe store!  So what does all this have to do with barefooting you say? [...]

Does Runnersworld.com have a gag order? Or, “McDougall Speaks” — but not on Runnersworld.com

By ⋅ September 13, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

This article was originally published on Christopher McDougall Does Runnersworld.com have a gag order? Or, “McDougall Speaks” — but not on Runnersworld.com: “ Lisa Jhung, the Shoe and Gear columnist for Runnersworld.com, posted a blog entry on Friday called ‘McDougall Speaks.’ It was about a talk I’d given earlier in the week at Boulder Book [...]

How do Invisible Shoes compare to Barefoot Ted’s Luna Sandals?

By ⋅ September 12, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

This article was originally published on InvisibleShoe.com How do Invisible Shoes compare to Barefoot Ted’s Luna Sandals?: “ ‘Barefoot Ted’ sells a running sandal he calls the Luna Sandal. It’s similar to our custom-made Invisible Shoes, but with a few key differences: 1) Did you know there are 18 different types of ‘size 9″? Rather [...]

Hiking the Garden of the Gods in Vibram Five Fingers

By ⋅ September 12, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

This article was originally published on Vibram Five Fingers News, Reviews, and Fan Forums – Birthday Shoes Hiking the Garden of the Gods in Vibram Five Fingers: “ Pictured above in their Bikilas and KSOs, Andy and Kaitlyn visited the The Garden of the Gods on their recent trip to Colorado. Andy gives us the [...]

New Balance Minimus Running Shoes Marketing Videos [breaking]

By ⋅ September 11, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

Oooh! New videos for the New Balance Minimus line! Go and see! This article was originally published on Vibram Five Fingers News, Reviews, and Fan Forums – Birthday Shoes New Balance Minimus Running Shoes Marketing Videos [breaking]: “ Screen captures of the New Balance Minimus Trail ‘barefoot running shoe’ set to be released in 2011 [...]

Barefoot FAQ

By ⋅ September 10, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

Here’s some snappy answers to some of those repetitive questions all barefooters get. This article was originally published on Running and Rambling Barefoot FAQ: “I don’t think there’s much shame in calling myself a fair-weather barefoot runner. Hey – did someone steal your shoes? Of course not … but if it’s any consolation, you’re not [...]

Running Shoe Review: Saucony Kinvara

By ⋅ September 10, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

This article was originally published on Runblogger Running Shoe Review: Saucony Kinvara: “ This is a somewhat long and unorthodox review, so I’m going to begin with an unorthodox introduction. I remember back in middle school we used to have a police officer come to class and talk to us about the dangers of drug [...]

A Friend’s Vibram FiveFinger Experience: On the Mend Running in Flows

By ⋅ September 9, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

A tentative barefooting newbie tells his story. This article was originally published on Blog A Friend’s Vibram FiveFinger Experience: On the Mend Running in Flows: “ I was never too interested in the barefoot running movement and saw it as a fringe group of serious runners, but I have been plagued by knee problems for [...]

Intro to Barefoot running

By ⋅ September 7, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

A bit of a weird multiuse blog/website but a good easy to read starter for barefoot running. Check it out. Barefoot running Primer

Rizzoli & Isles, Episode 7: “Born to Run”

By ⋅ September 5, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

This article was originally published on Christopher McDougall Rizzoli & Isles, Episode 7: “Born to Run”: “ (Read the full article / article originally published on: Christopher McDougall.) Original Article can be found here: Christopher McDougall

The Changing of the Guard: A Sociological Analysis of the Barefoot and Minimalist Shoe Movement

By ⋅ September 4, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

This is an interesting essay on the progression of barefoot and minimalist running. This article was originally published on Barefoot Chronicles The Changing of the Guard: A Sociological Analysis of the Barefoot and Minimalist Shoe Movement: “ Human behavior fascinates me.  Human behavior in relation to barefoot and minimalist shoe running fascinates me even more.  [...]

Skydiving and Running in Vibram Five Fingers Bikilas

By ⋅ September 2, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

What to do in VFFs? Anything!!! This article was originally published on Vibram Five Fingers News, Reviews, and Fan Forums – Birthday Shoes Skydiving and Running in Vibram Five Fingers Bikilas: “ Jeremy, sent us this cool pic of him skydiving in his Bikilas which he mostly uses for running. Here is what he had [...]

Altra Minimalist Running Shoes – Adam, Instinct, and Lone Peak

By ⋅ September 1, 2010 ⋅ 2 comments

New line of minimalist running shoes! Altra. They look cool. I don’t barefoot run but I’d use these for bombin’ around town. This article was originally published on Runblogger Altra Minimalist Running Shoes – Adam, Instinct, and Lone Peak: “ The minimalist running movement appears to be gaining steam at a rapid rate these days. [...]

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