So, I just got done with a run that ended with 10 minutes of barefoot exercises, barefoot running, & 6 barefoot striders. I was doing them at the local football field/track. All of the powerwalkers, stroller pushers, etc. were staring at me like I was a complete idiot.
Anyway, it got me thinking: what's more embarrassing: Vibrams or barefoot running?
Barefoot running has been around for thousands of years so I'm gonna say Vibrams. With that being said I just picked up a pair of the Nike Free 3.0 v2 which I'll admit is a bit silly. Shoes that mimic running barefoot? But at least they don't look ridiculous like Vibrams.
I don't think what you were doing fits into the barefoot trend that we're seeing right now. The things you were doing are drills that runners have been doing for a long, long time. I've seen pictures of runners from 40 years ago doing barefoot cool downs. Ten years ago I was doing barefoot drills with my high school team.
The new trend involves people who think they should go do their distances runs barefoot.
It's just as likely that you were getting looks from the joggers because you were going fast and doing drills they had never seen. I get a lot of looks when I'm doing my skips, bounds, high knees, etc., even when I have shoes on. It's more likely a result of the fact that I just passed them 15 times during the preceding track workout.
option C) being a self-conscious douche bag...no one was looking at you like youre and idiot because you were barefoot, no one cares and theres nothing embarassing about barefoot running
vibrams do look a little ridiculous but if youre in this for the popularity youre in the wrong sport
I agree that Vibrams do look a little ridiculous, but so does NOT using apostrophes too. Sheez.
Grammar King wrote:
I agree that Vibrams do look a little ridiculous, but so does NOT using apostrophes too. Sheez.
message board buddy, read a novel if you want perfect grammar
however OP I apologize for the "douche bag" part of my 1st post...bad mood or something haha
no worse than douche bag types with 17:50 5k prs wearing basketball shorts down to their shins and Under Armour tops that show off their sunken chests.
You pay 100 for Vibrams that mimic barefoot running and you look like a Ninja Turtle, or run barefoot for free. My vote: Vibrams are more embarrassing.
Why do you care what other people think of you?
One need not be embarrassed because the only opinion that matters is your own. Just run, and let others worry about themselves.
s and b wrote:
I don't think what you were doing fits into the barefoot trend that we're seeing right now. The things you were doing are drills that runners have been doing for a long, long time. I've seen pictures of runners from 40 years ago doing barefoot cool downs. Ten years ago I was doing barefoot drills with my high school team.
The new trend involves people who think they should go do their distances runs barefoot.
It's just as likely that you were getting looks from the joggers because you were going fast and doing drills they had never seen. I get a lot of looks when I'm doing my skips, bounds, high knees, etc., even when I have shoes on. It's more likely a result of the fact that I just passed them 15 times during the preceding track workout.
This is the post of the decade. It is so tiring thinking that people doing drills barefoot has anything to do with what is considered the barefoot movement right now. I also did drills barefoot in high school too. People look at other people. That is all. You are not a barefoot runner by doing just drills. Be thankful you are not part of the dumbest trend in running since shoes were invented.
JimmyTheGreek wrote:
You pay 100 for Vibrams that mimic barefoot running and you look like a Ninja Turtle, or run barefoot for free. My vote: Vibrams are more embarrassing.
You can't really run barefoot on concrete unless you have Vibrams. And as much as I feel like a tool for considering it, I'd wear Vibrams if they'd help my achilles get back to normal. Function over fashion.
Be thankful you are not part of the dumbest trend in running since shoes were invented.
Haha, right, cuz before shoes it was the *only* trend in running!
Thank you, you have made me laugh. You have unintentionally written the most ridiculous sentence I've read in a while; emphatic certainly, but totally asinine.
vox cursor wrote:
Be thankful you are not part of the dumbest trend in running since shoes were invented.Haha, right, cuz before shoes it was the *only* trend in running!
Thank you, you have made me laugh. You have unintentionally written the most ridiculous sentence I've read in a while; emphatic certainly, but totally asinine.
Can you cite me some examples of competitive running and training before the advent of shoes(the oldest one, with laces and a sole is 5500 years old)?
Maybe he should have said, simply, the dumbest trend in running ever.
sj quik wrote:
JimmyTheGreek wrote:You pay 100 for Vibrams that mimic barefoot running and you look like a Ninja Turtle, or run barefoot for free. My vote: Vibrams are more embarrassing.
You can't really run barefoot on concrete unless you have Vibrams. And as much as I feel like a tool for considering it, I'd wear Vibrams if they'd help my achilles get back to normal. Function over fashion.
Running barefoot on concrete is stupid with or without Vibrams.
Vibrams are definitely more embarrassing. Nearly everyone I've seen wearing them is either overweight, running 10+ min./mile, or, and this is the best part, STILL heel striking (and many times in a more exaggerated fashion than if they were wearing shoes). COMPLETELY ridiculous and every one of the shoe "gurus" that sell these to customers should be fired. Vibrams are no better than a CPrime bracelet.
vox cursor wrote:
Why do you care what other people think of you?
One need not be embarrassed because the only opinion that matters is your own. Just run, and let others worry about themselves.
Most underrated post of this thread. You are absolutely right end of thread.
sj quik wrote:
You can't really run barefoot on concrete unless you have Vibrams. And as much as I feel like a tool for considering it, I'd wear Vibrams if they'd help my achilles get back to normal. Function over fashion.
Wow, did you for a second consider that your achilles problem might stem from running on concrete with little to no cushion or support?
You've probably been injured for months now sitting around on the couch eating gallons of ice cream pondering this deep dilemma and questioning if running will ever again be possible. You run on hard surface without shoes. You get injured. OMFG!