Minimalist Running
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Everything related to how to get rid of your normal shoes
I'm sure I'm not the only one who has been asked about their "weird" feet while running.
I built this lens to share the information I've found about minimalist running and answer all those questions.
What will you find here?
- Links to the most useful websites I've found related to minimalist running
- Must read books related to barefoot and new (actually very old) running techniques
- Shoes you must try
- Videos and related media
Comments and help would be appreciated.
Thanks for reading!
Horacio
I built this lens to share the information I've found about minimalist running and answer all those questions.
What will you find here?
- Links to the most useful websites I've found related to minimalist running
- Must read books related to barefoot and new (actually very old) running techniques
- Shoes you must try
- Videos and related media
Comments and help would be appreciated.
Thanks for reading!
Horacio
Barefoot Ted's advice
1. Master gentle, quiet, forefoot-centric landings, silent and smooth
2. Quicken your cadence: Running in bare feet encourages this naturally
3. Stable upright posture: balanced head, core engaged, unbent torso, the feeling of balance, relaxed, yet strong
Shoes or not to shoes?
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What should you read about minimalist running?
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If 100% barefoot is too much for you , check this out:
The Barefoot Professor: by Nature Video
Harvard professor Daniel Lieberman has ditched his trainers and started running barefoot. His research shows that barefoot runners, who tend to land on their fore-foot, generate less impact shock than runners in sports shoes who land heel first. This makes barefoot running comfortable and could minimize running-related injuries.
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Key websites you must read:
Here I'll put a maybe too long list of key information sources in minimalist running
- Google News Group Huaraches: Minimalist Runner - Barefoot, Huaraches, FiveFingers...
- The mission of the group is to... Share experiences running barefoot, with minimalistic running shoes, and with indigenous footwear, footwear that allows the foot to feel and to develop strength naturally. This group seeks to dispel the myth that everyone needs an overly supportive, cushioned, orthopedic shoe-boot in order to push the limits of human potential in running and exploring the world joyfully.
We welcome discussions on topics brought up in Christopher McDougall's book "Born to Run"...a book that has inspired many of us!
Please feel free to join and share YOUR experiences and YOUR adventures, big or small.
Best Regards, Barefoot Ted aka El Mono Hablador - Harvard: Running Barefoot: Home
- Biomechanics of Foot Strikes & Applications to Running Barefoot or in Minimal Footwear By Daniel E. Lieberman, Madhusudhan Venkadesan, Adam I. Daoud & William A. Werbel
- Vibram Five Fingers News, Reviews, and Fan Forums - Birthday Shoes
- Vibram Five Fingers are a revolutionary barefoot shoe with individual toes and a thin rubber sole that will let you run and play like you did as a kid. Birthday Shoes has VFF reviews, photos, forums, news, and resources. Come outside and play!
- Barefoot Ted's Adventures
- Follow the Adventures of Barefoot Ted: an athlete committed to re-discovering our primordial human potential
- Website of memorable Caballo Blanco from Born to Run
- Copper Canyon with a Man Called HorseMEXICO'S COPPER CANYON CUSTOM
TRIPS FOR ADVENTURE TRAVELERSFeatures challenging scenic one to five day canyon-to-canyon hikesPack animals optionalWalk in the land of the TarahumaraWith a man called Horse.Read about "Caballo Blanco" - your Race Director and Guide - RunKeeper | GPS Fitness Tracking Using 3G iPhone for Running, Cycling, Hiking, Walking
- Cool sofware to manage you running .. a bit offtopic but super usefull
- The Science of Sport
- Read this if you like to understand how your body works when doing sports
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