February 2010
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Hagg Lake 50K - a nice and muddy run
This was the last of my usual races where I took off my shoes. Last year, after I had long been running barefoot/minimalist at all of my other races, I just wasn’t sure about all that mud. My feet had been soaked in my Vibram Five Fingers at the Angeles Crest 100 Mile Endurance Run in September 2008, and blistered in a way that I didn’t think happened to me in VFFs. So in February...
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One day run without shoes to fight hunger
Beginning on the morning of Saturday 20 March 2010, I will be running for 24 hours at the Pacific Rim One Day Run raising money to fight hunger. I will be toeing the line barefoot, and will run the whole race without shoes. I hope to run 100 miles, and raise $10 per mile. Contributions will go to the Oregon Food Bank through Firstgiving.
Can you sponsor one or more miles to help me reach my...
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Interviewed in CNN's "Running Debate: Bare or in...
I have a small part in CNN’s take on the barefoot running debate, in between discussion of Dr. Lieberman’s article showing barefoot style running land with lower impact forces and Dr. Carrier’s article showing that our heel strike walking gait is more efficient than the forefoot strikes of other nearby species.
The quotes are pretty heavily paraphrased and out of context. I...
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Run Oregon article about me on The Oregonian's...
After exchanging a few emails with Kelly Johnson from the OregonLive.com’s Run Oregon blog, a nice write up about my development as a barefoot runner was posted this weekend. I think Kelly did about as good a job as any I’ve seen on discussing the topic, as well as my reasoning for and experience with it. Enjoy!
Interview with Oregon barefoot Runner Leif Rustvold