tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2414414401186173633.post2309110980278724215..comments2023-10-07T17:13:54.773-07:00Comments on Ramblings of a Beer Runner: Bare Foot Reflections on "Born to Run" by Christopher McDougallDerrick Petermanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03965272125362046327noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2414414401186173633.post-24385009440588960352011-05-23T09:36:22.812-07:002011-05-23T09:36:22.812-07:00It's not truly barefoot running, but rather ru...It's not truly barefoot running, but rather running with minimal shoes. Barefoot Ted ran/runs with five-fingered shoes, or sandals. Barefoot Ted also opened a shoe store in Bellevue, Washington, called Born to Run - it sells shoes that allow the foot to move more naturallyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2414414401186173633.post-26609327176360765572011-01-11T10:09:08.792-08:002011-01-11T10:09:08.792-08:00Sorry my incessant badgering about barefoot runnin...Sorry my incessant badgering about barefoot running drove you to read this book. Great review, by the way, and I'm still working on getting my running form to be more like the way you described towards the end of your post.<br /><br />Maybe when I'm at a level I feel confident I can keep up, we can go for a run, then consume vast amounts of corn-based beer.Peterhttp://www.betterbeerblog.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2414414401186173633.post-35171608407665478002011-01-07T14:39:27.539-08:002011-01-07T14:39:27.539-08:00This is similar to issues facing dancers and their...This is similar to issues facing dancers and their shoes. Pointe shoes hurt. A lot of people try to over pad their shoes so they don't hurt but then you can't feel the floor at all and it leads to injuries. The less padding, the better and then your feet get stronger (and quite a bit uglier!) Less is definitely more.Leighnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2414414401186173633.post-10368853963878818212011-01-06T18:03:46.247-08:002011-01-06T18:03:46.247-08:00I tried SO HARD to read this book. I couldn't...I tried SO HARD to read this book. I couldn't get through it, too much anthropology lost me. But thank you for this great review. I've put this in my favorites, actually I just might print it out.@irun2befithttp://www.findingmyhappypace.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2414414401186173633.post-10786495813493412592011-01-04T18:56:02.225-08:002011-01-04T18:56:02.225-08:00Nice review; I loved the book too. I admit it insp...Nice review; I loved the book too. I admit it inspired me to ditch my 11 oz cushioned stability shoes for some more neutral lightweight trainers and I love them. But I'd caution that barefoot running just isn't for everyone; those with flat feet and giant bunions (ok me), but I do agree with the whole minimalist approach.<br /><br />Also: I'd love to get drunk on corn beer with Jenn Shelton and the Tarahumara. ;)mariehttp://cheaperthantherapy.menoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2414414401186173633.post-47980220141408278562011-01-04T13:01:24.337-08:002011-01-04T13:01:24.337-08:00I stand corrected, Tuck. I should have written, &q...I stand corrected, Tuck. I should have written, "Barefoot activists have tired and uninformed answers to these questions, or likely make stuff up."<br /><br />Yes, the big bad running shoe companies pay athletes to wear their shoes, but if fact, it's not that simple. They can also earn prize money in races and are also paid well by their country's athletic federation if they are successful. Given that national and world class runners go to extreme lengths to gain slight advantages in pursuit of this prize money and notoriety, why don't they simply take off their shoes if it would give them an big advantage? Simply saying shoe companies pay them to wear shoes is a too convinient answer that ignores several economic facts about world class running.<br /><br />And I think most world class athletes are driven by more by say, "Winning the Boston Marathon" than then money, anyway. <br /><br />"Oh, and Bikila ran Tokyo in shoes because he was required to."<br /><br />This contradicts other sources I used to research for this article, so I would be interested in your source for this.Derrick Petermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03965272125362046327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2414414401186173633.post-63208220615258259842011-01-03T19:42:08.077-08:002011-01-03T19:42:08.077-08:00"Barefoot running advocates have absolutely n..."Barefoot running advocates have absolutely no answer to this inconvenient question."<br /><br />Sure we do. It's simple. Shoe companies pay these runners to wear their shoes. If you're Haile Gebreselassie, Adidas will pay for a mansion and make you a wealthy man. <br /><br />Do a little research, and you'll find that lots of top African runners start wearing shoes when they are paid to: the fellow who just won the NY Marathon is another good example.<br /><br />Haile Geb. grew up in a stick hut. Who can blame him?<br /><br />Some of the rules also prohibit barefoot running, as this story makes clear:<br /><br />http://yelling-stop.blogspot.com/2010/11/i-would-rather-run-barefoot.html<br /><br />Oh, and Bikila ran Tokyo in shoes because he was required to.Tucker Goodrichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09455436946187786398noreply@blogger.com