The Barefoot Experiment

Running in the cold has turned out to be an unexpected joy. Being new to running, I’m also new to cold weather running.  I picked a heck of a season to start training in earnest. The warmth of my bare feet and feet clad only in the thin mesh of Vibram FiveFingers has been only one of the many unknowns I’m dealing with during the transition of seasons and the dramatic dip in temperatures.  I’ve been left to read the experience of others, spend money on some gear and simply start experimenting. ... (more...)

Roderick Russell on stage. Click for more images. I couldn’t pass this one up. As a professional performing hypnotist and, now, a runner, I was slightly amused by Mark Remy’s “blog post” over on Runner’s World, written in celebration of World Hypnotism Day, which is today (January 4th). It’s just “juvenile dreck” and not “a cogent look at the power of hypnosis,” but heck, I like juvenile dreck just as much as the next guy. Short, cute and... (more...)