July 2010

Barefoot Tip Toes

July 23, 2010
Barefoot Tip Toes

I was using Lynn as my sacrificial canary, she was running far ahead but everytime she wailed and started hopping from foot to foot I knew to make ever such a slight detour. Not that it worked very well, we hopped and squealed almost evenly. So marked the start of our true barefoot experience. I’ve [...]

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Merrell Siren Battles The Peaks

July 20, 2010
Merrell Siren Battles The Peaks

I was offered a pair of Merrell Siren shoes to try out recently. They are a far cry from my recent spate of minimal running shoes but as I had a planned expedition to the Peak District I thought they’d be ideal for a few rough walks. I’ve worked my way through many pairs of Merrell women’s [...]

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RunAmoc Shoes and The Uneven Floor

July 19, 2010
RunAmoc Shoes and The Uneven Floor

The RunAmoc shoes from Soft Star arrived just as we were setting off for our weekend adventure in the Peak District. I whipped off my Nike Frees and socks, slung them into the back of the car and slipped on the moccasins instead. Apart from a brief interlude where I had to review some hiking shoes, [...]

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Rapanui Eco Clothing

July 15, 2010
Rapanui Eco Clothing

I have to buy my own t-shirts now that my race entries have slumped to next to zero per year. I first became aware of the existence of bamboo clothing when The Royal Parks Half issued their first race t-shirt. What a fantastic fabric – it’s incredibly soft and has amazing anti-pong qualities. I ordered [...]

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Barefoot Ralph

July 15, 2010
Barefoot Ralph

Here’s an excellent video from Terra Plana showing the speed with which you can transition from heel strike to forefoot running just by going barefoot. In the video, Barefoot Ralph is taken through his paces by Lee Saxby who runs masterclasses in the Pose technique. I heard about the video after listening to the interview [...]

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Views on Nike Free 3.0 as a Transition Shoe

July 13, 2010
Views on Nike Free 3.0 as a Transition Shoe

Somewhere along the line I seem to have developed a shoe fetish. I started off in life with a classic shoe phobia and made it into adulthood with a pair of red wellies and a work shoe. An interest in sport increased my repertoire but even then I managed to live in a pair of [...]

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Cut Short

July 10, 2010
Cut Short

My hairdresser doesn’t force me to partake in an hours worth of small talk and almost never asks me about my holiday plans for the year.  We talk a little bit about running and then he cuts my hair. Job done. For this I am grateful. As a result, every 4 weeks or so, I [...]

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Garmin Forerunner 310XT – The Review

July 7, 2010
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Having abandoned treadmill running in favour of the great outdoors it wasn’t long before I began to bemoan the loss of my preferred running watch the Garmin Forerunner 305. I long for pretty maps to illustrate my outdoor running routes and spur me on to explore my surroundings and for that you need GPS. Fortunately [...]

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Transitioning to Minimalist Running

July 4, 2010
Transitioning to Minimalist Running

I’ve happily adopted the concept of minimalist running, sending a few of my traditional Asics shoes to the charity shop in order to make room for the Vibram Five Fingers and a pair of eagerly awaited RunAmoc minimal running shoes. I’m having to force myself not to throw caution to the wind and make every [...]

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Capital Ring Running

July 4, 2010
Capital Ring Running

Fate or at least a dodgy second hand car salesman, prevented us heading out for our planned run along the Wandle Trail this morning. Instead we were forced to run from our front door. Finding attractive 10k routes in these parts doesn’t fill me with much enthusiasm but I pulled the map out and was [...]

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