How to run barefoot tips

How to run barefoot quick tips



• Runners are baring their very soles - via the LA Times on October 5, 2009. from Barefoot Ken Bob Saxton:
  • Never heel-strike. Land on the forefoot, with an erect back on a bent leg.
  • Quickly lower the heel so that the foot is flat on the ground.
  • Strive for a rapid turnover. The less time your foot is on the ground, the faster you are and the less you get injured. Lift the foot straight up off the ground
  • Run quietly. "You know you're a good barefoot runner when you scare people as you pass them -- because they can't hear you coming," says Barefoot Julian (more commonly known as Julian Romero, a Caltech doctoral student). "You're really good when you can scare a dog."
  • Finally, don't have too much fun at first. "Avoid RBES -- the 'Running Barefoot Exuberance Syndrome,' " Saxton says. "People get so excited that they run too much too soon and get hurt, especially calves and Achilles. So build up slowly."
• BFT's Barefoot Running Basics - from BarefootTed's Minimalist Runner tips include:

1. Gentle ball-heel-ball landings - feet and arms moving in same direction...forward.
2. Quick cadence - leg speed
3. Stable upright posture and engaged core...no bending at waist.

• Barefoot Running via Dr. Nicholas Romanov of Posetech (below are Romanov's tips, more at Posetech)
  • start using racing flats in your everyday running
  • do light jumps and hops in place with a jumping rope, do the same on two low boxes, with light weights
  • start running on sand in racing flats
  • do barefoot jumps in place with a jumping rope, then on boxes
  • start doing short barefoot runs on grass
  • do short barefoot runs and jumps on sand
  • increase the length of barefoot running on grass and sand
  • alternate each of the above exercises with normal running