In the last article I wrote about barefoot backpacking I covered posture, cadence and toe splay. Now I want to cover some other aspects of going barefoot/minimal that are important for you to be aware of: Ground feel, balance, and foot placement. As I’ve mentioned in the past; one must have a strong foundation to have [..Read More..]
Altra Lone Peaks | Long Term Review
Altra Lone Peak – “Zero Drop” Trail Running Shoes I’ve deliberately held off writing a review of the Altra Lone Peaks until such a time as I felt I had been able to test them thoroughly in just about every condition and season possible. After a little over nine months of hard use I’m ready [..Read More..]
Filed Under: Barefoot, Footwear, Minimalist, Running
Flat Foot Rehabilitation | Four Months Later
Back in December I was asked by my friend Damien Tougas of ToeSalad.com if I would be interested in testing an insole system designed to help rehabilitate feet with the types of conditions I have. Before that Damien had been instrumental in encouraging me to take a different approach to dealing with the shin splints that had [..Read More..]
Introduction to Barefoot Backpacking – Pt. 1
Editor’s Note: I would like to welcome back Barefoot Jake for this post which will be the first of a three-part series explaining more about Barefoot Backpacking. As a barefoot backpacker and someone who is passionate about being barefoot as much as possible, I wanted to share with all of you what I think are [..Read More..]
Kigo Edge Minimalist Shoe Review
Regular readers of my blog will know that over the last several months I have been transitioning to wearing minimalist footwear. This started back in June of 2011 in an effort to combat decades of shin splint pain when running. After switching to a pair Merrell Trail Gloves and a forefoot striking pattern, my shin [..Read More..]
Filed Under: Barefoot, Footwear, Minimalist
Barefoot Backpacking with Barefoot Jake
My name is Jake Morrison. Among the the Washington state outdoor communities and online hiking forums I’m known simply as ‘Barefoot Jake’ – you may have already heard of me. As far back as I can remember I’ve had an obsession with the outdoors and in particular the Olympic National Park. When I was a [..Read More..]
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Flat Foot Rehabilitation in 6-8 Weeks
My good friend Damien Tougas over at ToeSalad.com has hooked me up with new foot related gear to test. He knows that I have completely flat feet and has been instrumental in my gradual transition to barefoot running, so he thought I would be the perfect guinea pig candidate to test the new foot strengthening [..Read More..]
Filed Under: Barefoot, Injuries, Minimalist
ToeSalad.com: Interview with Damien Tougas
Regular readers of my blog may already know that I’ve been transitioning to a barefoot running style over the past few months. I’ve had painful shin-splints for the past decade and despite trying just about everything that I could, including buying expensive “padded” running shoes, I have been unable to get past the problem. That [..Read More..]
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Merrell Trail Glove – Barefoot Shoes
You may have seen my earlier post about the trouble I have been having trying to deal with shin splint pain. The comments that I received from that post were fantastic and I’d like to thank everyone who took the time to respond with advice on ways to deal with my pain. I was particularly [..Read More..]
Dealing With Shin Splints
Are you a runner or trail runner? Have you ever had to deal with shin splints and found a successful way to deal with them? If so, I need your help. I recently decided to get back into running with the goal of doing a 5K run in the coming months, then gradually moving up [..Read More..]
