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Barefoot running

Vibram shoes named in lawsuit: The danger of barefoot running

Ross · 31 Mar 2012 ·

I received this link from a reader yesterday, which explains how Vibram USA Inc and Vibram FiveFingers LLC are part of a lawsuit where it is being alleged that they made “deceptive and misleading statements about the benefits of barefoot running”. It is alleged that the company, which makes the now famous Five-Finger shoe (pic […]

Barefoot Kilimanjaro: Mission Accomplished – Video diaries

Ross · 01 Feb 2012 ·

On Saturday, 29 January, at 12.45 South Africa time, our entire team of six barefoot climbers (that’s me on the right – pics of the whole team coming soon!), and four support crew (in shoes) reached Uhuru Peak, at 5,895m, the summit of Mt Kilimanjaro and the highest point in Africa. The trip, as I […]

The Barefoot Kilimanjaro Challenge

Ross · 21 Jan 2012 ·

Only 3 days to go before I jet off to Kilimanjaro to tackle Africa’s highest summit, and the world’s highest free-standing mountain…barefoot… Let me start off by pointing out that doing this climb has NOTHING to do with advocacy for barefoot running (or living) and nor is it even related to the whole barefoot running […]

The Barefoot running round-table discussion from UKSEM

Ross · 29 Nov 2011 ·

At the 2011 UKSEM conference, Ross chaired a roundtable on barefoot running. Here’s what transpired.

Barefoot running: An overview

Ross · 22 Nov 2011 ·

So last night, at the Sports Science Institute of South Africa where I’m based, I gave a presentation on barefoot running, aimed at the public.  A big topic, obviously, always guaranteed to pull a good crowd and generate lively debate.  Which it did. It’s a topic I’ve covered in , with approaches ranging from a look […]

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