6 Weeks to Barefoot Running – Part 5: Posture
Written by Barefoot Dawsy << Back to Part 4: Cadence or Start from the top Welcome to the penultimate instalment of the 6 Weeks to Barefoot Running series. If you’ve been with us from the start,...
View Article6 Weeks to Barefoot Running – Part 6: Free Fall
Written by Barefoot Dawsy << Back to Part 5: Posture or Start From The Top This is it. If you’ve been following along, then you’re in the last week of training before you get to leave the nest...
View ArticleA Simple Way To Ease Sore Calves And Achilles’ Pain
Written by Barefoot Dawsy When I was first learning to run in Vibrams, I, like nearly every other minimalist runner I’ve met, was plagued with sore calves and mild Achilles tendonitis. I knew I should...
View ArticleThe Truth About Barefoot Running Injuries (And What To Do About Them)
Written By Barefoot Dawsy Any barefoot runner that tells you that they’ve never been injured is either really lucky, forgetful, or lying. Small injuries are a part of learning how to run barefoot if...
View Article5 Tips For Surviving Your First Run In Vibrams
By Barefoot Dawsy There’s something about running in Vibrams that makes you want to run farther. Unfortunately, for most new Vibram wearers, this feeling can often lead to the dreaded sore calves that...
View ArticleHow to not break your toes in Vibrams
Written by Barefoot Dawsy One of the main reasons people decide to try barefoot or minimalist running is the promise of reduced injuries. Unfortunately, a quick Google search will turn up a heap of...
View ArticleSo You Want To Run In Minimalist Shoes
Written by Barefoot Dawsy So I spent most of this weekend fielding questions, comments, tweets, and emails about the recent Art Of Manliness article that came out last week. There were some excellent...
View Article5 Simple Methods To Help Overcome Barefoot-Induced Anxiety
Written By Barefoot Dawsy Confession time. It took me nearly 2 years of running in minimal shoes before I finally let my bare feet touch the ground! Like many people, I was just really nervous about...
View ArticleMicro-runs…A Better Way To Transition To Barefoot?
Written By Barefoot Dawsy Arguably the hardest part of transitioning from shod to barefoot running is not the discomfort, or form changes, or any of the usual worries that new runners have. No, the...
View ArticleAnkle Mobility And The Floppy Foot Cooldown
Written by Barefoot Dawsy I’ve been seeing a lot of chatter in the barefoot underground lately about ankle mobility. It may be one aspect of your running that you have not spent much time thinking...
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