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Limping toward the first-aid station, I encountered three Kenyans who had been among the top finishers. They pointed at my feet, and I noticed that they were wearing ordinary running sneakers.
“Did you really run in those?” one asked.
“I did.”
“We used to run barefoot to school every day, until we got shoes in high school,” he said. “But we used to run on dirt and grass. We would never run like that on pavement.”
He paused and laughed. “You’re crazy.”
Awesome. Can't believe the author could possibly be that stupid though.
VFF equals Valley Forge Freedom ?
Nice article aside from the annoying "Please register now to continue reading"
I did not know that Scott Brown was wearing VFFs. Oh boy.
So, the author was already experiencing pain from the shoes at regular training-run pace; had only done 8-10 mi long runs in them; and then decided to go ahead and RACE a half marathon in them?
Dude was acting like he was TRYING to get hurt.