Category Archive: Barefoot

Barefoot liability, when the business is liable?

Barefoot liability, when the business is liable?  “You can’t be in here without shoes, because we don’t want to be liable if you get hurt” is a statement that I have actually been told by a business not wanting my business because I chose to be barefoot.  Before today my only argument was to try …

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50 Miles with my jaw wired shut- North Country Run Report

Early in the Race- Still Smiling - North Country Trail Run 50 Miler 2011

50 Miles with my jaw wired shut- North Country Run Report It is possible to run 50 miles with your jaw wired shut.  Before Saturday I could only find one person who was rumored to run the Leadville 100 with his jaw wired shut over 20 years ago.  Going into Saturday’s race knowing that very …

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Naked Foot 5K – Grand Rapids (I must be crazy)

Naked Foot 5K -Grand Rapids(I must be crazy)  Running 50 Miles must not be enough for me, because now I am signed up to run the Naked Foot 5K on Sunday in Grand Rapids.  I am a sucker for peer pressure and I caved when a number of runners who read this blog mentioned they …

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Kids just being kids- Running Naturally- Warning Adults might not appreciate this

Kids just being kids- Running Naturally- Warning Adults might not appreciate this From the awesome people at the Natural Running Center I dream of a place where kids can just run free.  No restraints from adults who’s science “Knows what is right for them”.  The kids look so natural running barefoot and they should!  I …

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The problem with Barefoot Education – As seen on TV

As Seen on TV

The problem with Barefoot Education – As seen on TV When it comes to sharing the benefits of living barefoot in today society there isn’t enough gimmick to it.  We have grown up in the “As seen on TV” generation and our brains are waiting for the next product to save our lives.  Who is …

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Fallsburg “Who Cut the Cheese 5K” Wired Shut and Barefoot Race Report

Fallsburg “Who Cut the Cheese 5K” Wired Shut and Barefoot Race Report Three days ago I woke up in the hospital with my jaw wired shut for the second time in 6 months.  Just days later I decided to run a 5K for the heck of it.  Over the past two years I have heard …

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Do Shoes Hurt People? – Product Safety Standards

Do Shoes Hurt People? – Product Safety Standards I get asked questions on a regular basis about what shoes people should wear, and its so hard to answer the question, because I am not a shoe guy.  Its even harder to answer when you start doing the research and find that shoe manufactures don’t believe …

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Barefoot Driving – Is it illegal in Michigan

Shoe Enforcement Zone- Barefoot Living

Barefoot Driving – Is it illegal in Michigan? So your driving home from the beach and up ahead you see the sign above.  You look down and realize you forgot to put your shoes on.  Crap what kind of ticket are you going to get for driving barefoot?  Is it careless driving?  Are they worried …

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RunAmoc Dash’s by Soft Star Shoes- Out of the Box Review

RunAmoc Dash’s by Soft Star Shoes- Out of the Box Review Christmas comes more than once a year I guess, or at least that is what I thought when I got a package from the Elves at Soft Star Shoes.  Violet said the shoes would arrive soon and she was right.  Elves proved to me …

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Dangers of Running Barefoot

Road Side Dangers of Barefoot Running

Dangers of Running Barefoot I believed there were not too many dangers to running barefoot.  That was until I saw this guy/gal sitting by the road   He was waiting for his next meal to run past

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