tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11336670.post5922832626555791730..comments2024-03-13T03:24:01.167-04:00Comments on Marginalizing Morons: The Merits Of Barefoot PropagandaCaptiousNuthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14440029537418230507noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11336670.post-90438969704254240822010-03-05T21:25:09.563-05:002010-03-05T21:25:09.563-05:00Yeah, that following around Dear Reader and about ...Yeah, that following around Dear Reader and about twelve miles a day on a stationary recumbent.Paul Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07825674914008378242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11336670.post-59806172245931878112010-03-05T19:25:03.810-05:002010-03-05T19:25:03.810-05:00Tuck,
If you wake up in the morning eager for you...Tuck,<br /><br />If you wake up in the morning eager for your run....then that's a good thing (I guess unless you're really trying to get away from your life partner!).<br /><br />I know I should be running more or doing something to strengthen my heart. I've been out of shape for 15 years now, aerobically anyway, and my pulse rate has creeped up to 62 or so (from 54).<br /><br />I've got to move to one of those gated communities in Florida where I can swim laps every morning. While I've made great *strides* with my breathing and yoga....I don't think my back is interested much in the impact of me running - shoes or no shoes.<br /><br />BTW, my fore-foot has always been strong and well-utilized. I'm 5'10 and could grab the rim with two hands in my heyday. The difference between me and my wife going up and down the stairs is nothing short of 5 decibels.<br /><br />But still after a week of *no flip-flops* around the house, I feel a bit stronger and more exercised through my toes.<br /><br />Paul Mitchell doesn't need to run. He follows his boy Obama around the clock to race his pulse.CaptiousNuthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14440029537418230507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11336670.post-3345987867516238692010-03-05T12:17:45.794-05:002010-03-05T12:17:45.794-05:00And I'll file it right next to "dog-faced...And I'll file it right next to "dog-faced boy" along with the companion article "Runners high may strengthen hearts" on the same page.<br /><br />You must have a PhD in education, Tuck. <br /><br />Why do people no longer think, Captious Nut?Paul Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07825674914008378242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11336670.post-31276771881346063162010-03-05T12:13:44.156-05:002010-03-05T12:13:44.156-05:00Paul, I read that link. File that next to the dog...Paul, I read that link. File that next to the dog-faced boy.<br /><br />"In the March 1, 2007, issue of the American Journal of Cardiology, the researchers say this is the first case, to their knowledge, of advanced coronary calcification in an otherwise healthy middle-aged male marathon runner who lacked traditional cardiac risk factors and had no symptoms of heart disease."<br /><br />You might also get struck by lightning when you're running, so you should obviously stay in the house.Tucker Goodrichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09455436946187786398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11336670.post-58985711677720485782010-03-05T09:59:42.038-05:002010-03-05T09:59:42.038-05:00Yeah, running is great, well, except for that hear...Yeah, running is great, well, except for that heart disease thingy. No big whoop.<br /><br />http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/03/070315091100.htmPaul Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07825674914008378242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11336670.post-54196345990801126412010-03-05T09:50:33.706-05:002010-03-05T09:50:33.706-05:00CN, I started running because it was "good fo...CN, I started running because it was "good for you", but it hurt, so I didn't do it often. Then I started trail running to get in shape for a hike with a friend who's a runner. I discovered trail running hurts less, and I love being on the trails.<br /><br />Then I came down with diverticulitis, and was told I would need surgery to correct it. In researching the condition, I discovered that the group of people who had a lower rate of diverticulitis were runners. So I ran a lot in an attempt to get better. You can't cure diverticulitis with running, apparently, the damage was already done.<br /><br />Then I kept running occasionally, but not too much, because it hurt. Then I read "Born to Run". I alread had a pair of Vibrams, so I went for a run in them. As predicted, it felt great (except for my calves).<br /><br />I've discovered that if I run in Vibrams I have no pain, I can run more often, longer, and I enjoy it immensely. I now wake up the in the morning wanting to go for a run, which never used to be the case. All the things that I disliked about running seem to have been caused by sneakers, not by running. I have a lot of friends and colleagues who've followed my example, and they've all had the same experience.<br /><br />Plus it seems to have ended 20 years of knee pain (torn meniscus). I don't entirely understand this part, but I'm happy about it.<br /><br />Reading stuff <a href="http://med.stanford.edu/news_releases/2008/august/running.html" rel="nofollow">like this</a> doesn't hurt either:<br /><br />"Regular running slows the effects of aging, according to a new study from the Stanford University School of Medicine that has tracked 500 older runners for more than 20 years. Elderly runners have fewer disabilities, a longer span of active life and are half as likely as aging nonrunners to die early deaths, the research found."Tucker Goodrichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09455436946187786398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11336670.post-85041639772189064092010-03-05T00:01:35.522-05:002010-03-05T00:01:35.522-05:00There's an inspiring poem, I think it's ca...There's an inspiring poem, I think it's called the "The Tree That Never Had To Fight" about growing stronger through carrying one's proverbial cross in life, but instead here's a famously witty and acerbic Onion "news" article that (doesn't) show how funny I am: http://www.theonion.com/content/news/nike_introduces_new_intercourse<br />-RichAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11336670.post-17963242064551636922010-03-04T21:08:47.047-05:002010-03-04T21:08:47.047-05:00neil, you must not read this blog very much, C-Nut...neil, you must not read this blog very much, C-Nut certainly wears high heels.Paul Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07825674914008378242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11336670.post-3115250452219309482010-03-04T21:06:06.851-05:002010-03-04T21:06:06.851-05:00Yoga is probably going to help you a lot more than...Yoga is probably going to help you a lot more than losing the flip flops. Your gait is surely screwed up from your knee pain. That is going to leave you prone to pain in other joints and muscles of the lower extremities and low back(esp with your history of back problems). No shoes may correct some of that, but your going to put less weight on painful area and shift the load to other muscle groups that you don't usually use. At least you're staying active-biggest mistake I see from patients with pain(esp back pain) is to do nothing-then they're muscles spasm and it's 10x worse. Many just look for a pill to take away the pain. Pain meds can help in an exacerbation in the short term but are no substitute for a good stretching regimen. Feel better soon.<br /><br />Just be glad you don't have to ever wear the evil shoes women wear. They are definitely not designed for the anatomy of the foot. Women's dress shoes(esp high heels) are a recipe for bunion formation.neilnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11336670.post-62493423375180504712010-03-04T21:05:59.702-05:002010-03-04T21:05:59.702-05:00Tuck,
Why do you run?
I try to swim laps when ...Tuck,<br /><br />Why do you run? <br /><br />I try to swim laps when I can for aerobic exercise - though those opportunities are few and far <br />between. No impact, right?<br /><br />auntulna,<br /><br />I never cared much for running without a purpose (i.e. no ball) even when I was in tip-top shape.<br /><br />And I think a lot of that had to do with my excessive mouth-breathing. It tensed me up and shortened my stamina.CaptiousNuthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14440029537418230507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11336670.post-6837251518227202942010-03-04T19:23:06.131-05:002010-03-04T19:23:06.131-05:00Although your upper body has much to commend it (e...Although your upper body has much to commend it (except for your low back), it is clear that below the waist you are a knock-kneed pronator. <br /><br />If you had been born into the Tarahumara tribe, you would be dead now.(got run over)<br /><br />If I were you, I would never move faster than five miles per hour. Your happiness ought to come from short, but intense workouts in a gymnasium. You would feel better, and stop thinking about your feet.auntulnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02815513904618756014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11336670.post-26437702347563089532010-03-04T15:42:54.038-05:002010-03-04T15:42:54.038-05:00I thought you might get a kick out of the latest h...I thought you might get a kick out of the latest <a href="http://www.army.mil/-news/2009/06/26/23546-new-running-technique-strikes-a-pose/" rel="nofollow">hippy foot nudists</a> to pick up on the whole barefoot-running thing.<br /><br />There are real benefits to it. I'm a person who has had knee problems for 20 years. I never ran much because I had a bad knee. Last year I took up running in Vibrams, after reading "Born to Run". My knee has improved so much that I now think that I had a bad knee because I wasn't running "correctly".<br /><br />The trick to running barefoot is that it forces you to run with correct form. If you run with correct form, you get fewer injuries, and you get a lot stronger. That's why the Army is teaching people to run using the Pose technique, which is a barefoot-style running technique.<br /><br />The fellow in the picture at the top of your post is Prof. Daniel Leiberman. He's wearing Vibram FiveFinger KSOs. They're not Goretex.Tucker Goodrichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09455436946187786398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11336670.post-74253493893956852472010-03-04T13:47:52.790-05:002010-03-04T13:47:52.790-05:00All of that barefoot running seemed to originate w...All of that barefoot running seemed to originate with this book "Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen" by Christopher McDougall. I read it and it was interesting. The book has a chapter describing the natural state of humans - active and running - not sedentary and walking. This book seems to promote the idea that shoes are bad. However, the book's poster children, the "Hidden Tribe" - an Indian tribe in northern Mexico, wears sandles made from tire rubber when they run. So even these ultra-runners wear reasonable foot protection when they run.<br /><br />I run for exercise and this book did not convince me. I'm not giving up my shoes. However, walking around barefoot has always felt great.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11336670.post-78278140002139267392010-03-04T09:27:47.555-05:002010-03-04T09:27:47.555-05:00Dude, I am self-employed and work at home, do you ...Dude, I am self-employed and work at home, do you really think that I wear shoes all the time? AND! I have you know, chicks dig my feet.<br /><br />Next stop for C-Nut, hemp shirts, driving a Toyota Pious, and accupressure.Paul Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07825674914008378242noreply@blogger.com