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Fitness
[May 24, 2009]
This Fitness page is still being hammered out, however I have been doing some basic research on a new (to me) subject - barefoot running. Come back to this page for updates.
First off, you might want to listen to this interview with author Christopher McDougall. (There are 2 interviews before McDougall's):
There are other ways to listen to this interview that might suit you better, including a podcast from iTunes. Go here to see more options.
Here's the gist of it:
One simple question sent journalist and running enthusiast CHRISTOPHER MCDOUGALL across the globe: Why does my foot hurt? In his quest, McDougall ran endurance races across America, visited science labs at Harvard, and spent time with a tribe in Mexico's Copper Canyons, whose speed and health could match any Olympic marathoner. McDougall's book is titled "Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen."
Several other links:
"Barefoot Ted" has an excellent site on the subject of barefoot running, running in, making of, and buying "huaraches", the traditional footwear of the Tarahumara (Raramuri) Indians. You can also find "BFT" on YouTube.
Other sites include:
Kick Off Your Shoes and Run Awhile
By CHRISTOPHER MCDOUGALL
Until he met a reclusive tribe of near-mythical athletes at the bottom of a Mexican canyon, Micah True could never figure out why his running injuries got worse as his running shoes got better. Then, the Tarahumara Indians taught him a lesson that even Nike is now starting to embrace: the best shoe may be no shoe at all.
The Men Who Live Forever
By CHRISTOPHER MCDOUGALL
In the hills of Mexico, a tribe of Indians carries an ancient secret: a diet and fitness regimen that has allowed them to outrun death and disease. We set out to discover how the rest of us can catch up.
Google Groups -
Minimalist Runner - Barefoot, Huaraches, FiveFingers...
If you have gone this far down the page, then by all means check out Copper Canyon with a Man Called Horse.
[June 1, 2009]
Another interview with Christopher McDougall on radio staion KUOW Seattle. (It's the last interview of four).
Did I say this was under construction? It is, so please come back soon and I promise I'll have more here on this and other fitness topics.
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