In <petch.11315603…@newshost.gvg.tek.com> pe…@gvg47.gvg.tek.com (Chuck Petch) writes:
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>In Article <lavin.223.0152C…@leland.stanford.edu>,
>la…@leland.stanford.edu (James Lavin) wrote:
>>>"Barefootin’" By: Cheryl Sacra
>>> When you’re jogging this summer, feel free to leave your running shoes
>>>at home…
>>I couldn’t agree more. I’ve always known that the running shoes phenomenon
>>is really a big conspiracy by Nike, Addidas, Asics, etc. to sell running
>>shoes.
>I tried this for several weeks a long time ago and ended up with a terrific
>case of shin splints that kept me from running for several months. It may be
>OK if you ease into it first by walking barefoot for a while and then
>progress to running. But I don’t recommend it.
>Chuck Petch
Chuck’s right, you need to be very careful when running barefoot. It’s good to
run barefoot because you strengthen the muscles and tendons but, it is soooooo easy
to get injured.
Charlie Shapiro
Charles Shapiro (Chazs…@ix.netcom.com) wrote:
: In <petch.11315603…@newshost.gvg.tek.com> pe…@gvg47.gvg.tek.com (Chuck Petch) writes:
: >
: >In Article <lavin.223.0152C…@leland.stanford.edu>,
: >la…@leland.stanford.edu (James Lavin) wrote:
: >
: >>>"Barefootin’" By: Cheryl Sacra
: >>> When you’re jogging this summer, feel free to leave your running shoes
: >>>at home…
: >
: >>I couldn’t agree more. I’ve always known that the running shoes phenomenon
: >>is really a big conspiracy by Nike, Addidas, Asics, etc. to sell running
: >>shoes.
: >
: >I tried this for several weeks a long time ago and ended up with a terrific
: >case of shin splints that kept me from running for several months. It may be
: >OK if you ease into it first by walking barefoot for a while and then
: >progress to running. But I don’t recommend it.
: >
: >Chuck Petch
: >
: Chuck’s right, you need to be very careful when running barefoot. It’s good to
: run barefoot because you strengthen the muscles and tendons but, it is soooooo easy
: to get injured.
: Charlie Shapiro
I’ve been running barefoot for a long time, but mostly when playing
ultimate frisbee, or throwing the frisbee in general. It started because
I could never get as much traction with my sandals (the next best thing
to bare feet) as with bare feet. I only stopped playing ultimate
barefoot when my ankles began dislocating, but that is an unrelated
problem. I highly recommend baring your feet, but with caveats…Do ease
into it, and use common sense. If you’re feet are usually in shoes,
then your hands are probably tougher…Treat them gently and kindly, and
they’ll reward you plenty…
Tyndall Bunt
tynd…@owlnet.rice.edu
In <36q99r$…@larry.rice.edu> tynd…@rice.edu (Tyndall Wakeham Bunt) writes:
>I’ve been running barefoot for a long time, but mostly when playing
>ultimate frisbee, or throwing the frisbee in general. It started because
>I could never get as much traction with my sandals (the next best thing
>to bare feet) as with bare feet. I only stopped playing ultimate
>barefoot when my ankles began dislocating, but that is an unrelated
>problem. I highly recommend baring your feet, but with caveats…Do ease
>into it, and use common sense. If you’re feet are usually in shoes,
>then your hands are probably tougher…Treat them gently and kindly, and
>they’ll reward you plenty…
FINALLY! A voice of wisdom amidst a sea of ignorance! Yes,
yes, yes! Do apply common sense!
If only common sense were common…
About traction: While on a SCUBA diving vacation on Guanaja, one
of the Bay Islands of Honduras, we went for a hike up a mountain
to a waterfall. The last 1/4 of the hike, there were plenty of
large rocks (boulders, actually) with water running over them
and lots of algae. I did the hike barefoot and the traction my
feet provided was better than anything any shoe could have given
me. I did have my Teva’s along in my backpack "just in case."
For grins, before starting on the way down, I tried the Teva’ to
compare traction: zero! My Teva’d foot slipped quite easily on
the rocks. No brainer: back in the back-pack the Teva’s went!
When will man realize that it’s really difficult to compete with
many years of evolution and adaptation: all those little ridges
on the skin of your soles make for excellent traction. I was
quite sure-footed.
The human foot is a masterpiece
of engineering and a work of art.
— Leonardo da Vinci
—
– Paul J. Lucas
AT&T Bell Laboratories
Naperville, IL
Paul J. Lucas (p…@graceland.att.com) wrote:
: FINALLY! A voice of wisdom amidst a sea of ignorance! Yes,
: yes, yes! Do apply common sense!
: If only common sense were common…
: About traction: While on a SCUBA diving vacation on Guanaja, one
: of the Bay Islands of Honduras, we went for a hike up a mountain
: to a waterfall. The last 1/4 of the hike, there were plenty of
: large rocks (boulders, actually) with water running over them
: and lots of algae. I did the hike barefoot and the traction my
: feet provided was better than anything any shoe could have given
: me. I did have my Teva’s along in my backpack "just in case."
: For grins, before starting on the way down, I tried the Teva’ to
: compare traction: zero! My Teva’d foot slipped quite easily on
: the rocks. No brainer: back in the back-pack the Teva’s went!
: When will man realize that it’s really difficult to compete with
: many years of evolution and adaptation: all those little ridges
: on the skin of your soles make for excellent traction. I was
: quite sure-footed.
: The human foot is a masterpiece
: of engineering and a work of art.
: — Leonardo da Vinci
: —
What I’ve found is that the soles (souls) of my feet are mocu more
sensitive to things when there is no barrier between them and the
ground. Thus I have a mucher keener sense of traction and grip. So, I
have never been fond of hiking, biking, or canoeing with shoes, but there
are still some cases when I do because of my infamous ankles. If we
would try it out, and pay attention to what the feet tell us, we would
know that there are times when even the most calloused foot can handle a
sharp rock under the water, but we would also know that it can handle a
jog around the block as well as a frolic in a field.
Tyndall Bunt
Paul J. Lucas (p…@graceland.att.com) wrote:
: About traction: While on a SCUBA diving vacation on Guanaja, one
: of the Bay Islands of Honduras, we went for a hike up a mountain
: to a waterfall. The last 1/4 of the hike, there were plenty of
: large rocks (boulders, actually) with water running over them
: and lots of algae. I did the hike barefoot and the traction my
: feet provided was better than anything any shoe could have given
: me. I did have my Teva’s along in my backpack "just in case."
: For grins, before starting on the way down, I tried the Teva’ to
: compare traction: zero! My Teva’d foot slipped quite easily on
: the rocks. No brainer: back in the back-pack the Teva’s went!
: When will man realize that it’s really difficult to compete with
: many years of evolution and adaptation: all those little ridges
: on the skin of your soles make for excellent traction. I was
: quite sure-footed.
I certainly don’t dispute this, however I’ve had the opposite experience
on dry rock. On one rock climbing trip, I forgot to take my climbing
boots (a specialist high friction rubber boot). The climb consisted of
smooth granite slabs set at close to the critical angle for friction.
I expected that bare feet would provide adaquate friction (like running
there is a small cult following for bare footed climbing). However I
was dismayed to find that my feet were quite slippery and even my cheap
trainers (which I changed into) provided more grip. I think feet probably
do work better than most shoes on wet rock, but I don’t think this is
true in the dry and doubt if they would compete well with my studded
hill running shoes on wet grass.
I’ve no experience of Tevas, however I have a pair of Rebock Amazones,
and they are pretty awful in the wet, far worse than my running shoes
and certainly much worse than a walking/hiking boot rather a disapointment.
regards
Andrew
As an avid runner, I support both sides on this one. I have run in bare
feet and Love the sensation, I have also trained heavily in shoes. I
veiw ti as a personal choice depending on your confort zone. Their are
some situations to consider in advance. One summer, as I went to visit
some friends that have a spot on Jersey shore, I had the brainstorm to
do some running one the beach, barefoot (and I’m sure I’m not alone).
This turned out to be an incredible mistake for me as I had been
running 3-5 mi. 3x a week on roads/sidewalks for most of the summer.
Encountering the softer surface without the support of my shoes allowed
my heel to yper-extend, severely pulling my hamstrings. I was so sore
that I couldn’t run for the rest of my week long vacation. So my
caveate is this: As long as you avoid radical changes in surface AND
support, do what ever feels best.
"I don’t think you can listen to U2 too much"
SAR 8/94