http://www.johnsjar.com I run, therefore I am... 106 kilometers farther than I was Dec 31 2011 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 19:57:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.johnsjar.com/2012/02/03/run-13-2012-some-comments-on-the-vffs/comment-page-1/#comment-40929 Administrator Mon, 06 Feb 2012 19:57:41 +0000 http://www.johnsjar.com/?p=2713#comment-40929 Hi Mo, VFFs are Vibram Five Fingers, the closest thing to barefoot running without actually being barefoot. In fact, the only difference in terms of running between barefoot and VFF is that the bottom of your feet do not get cut by glass, sticks, or whatever. In terms of mechanics and freedom of the foot, there is absolutely no difference. In other words, were it not for the danger of cutting your feet, I could simply take them off and run barefoot with no additional training or getting used to it. I wear mine with toe socks (Injinji brand) because of the winter cold. But in summer - no toe socks. Mind you I have not gone farther than 12 km with them so maybe there is a small possibility of blisters developing if you do not wear socks. I will find that out later. Hi Mo, VFFs are Vibram Five Fingers, the closest thing to barefoot running without actually being barefoot. In fact, the only difference in terms of running between barefoot and VFF is that the bottom of your feet do not get cut by glass, sticks, or whatever. In terms of mechanics and freedom of the foot, there is absolutely no difference. In other words, were it not for the danger of cutting your feet, I could simply take them off and run barefoot with no additional training or getting used to it. I wear mine with toe socks (Injinji brand) because of the winter cold. But in summer – no toe socks. Mind you I have not gone farther than 12 km with them so maybe there is a small possibility of blisters developing if you do not wear socks. I will find that out later.

]]> http://www.johnsjar.com/2012/02/03/run-13-2012-some-comments-on-the-vffs/comment-page-1/#comment-40928 Mo Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:28:39 +0000 http://www.johnsjar.com/?p=2713#comment-40928 Sorry I am out of the loop. What is a VFF? Sorry I am out of the loop. What is a VFF?

]]> http://www.johnsjar.com/2012/01/22/the-physics-of-david-wilcox-part-two/comment-page-1/#comment-40919 Macdmo Sun, 22 Jan 2012 17:57:34 +0000 http://www.johnsjar.com/?p=2696#comment-40919 Nice. Being here in the states, it has been completely alarming to me watching the republican primaries. The number of people who want the world to be ruled through the following of fairy tales and mythical beasts and who spend their life's energy trying to change school curriculums to focus on creationism seems more now than ever. So backward. So scary. Nice. Being here in the states, it has been completely alarming to me watching the republican primaries. The number of people who want the world to be ruled through the following of fairy tales and mythical beasts and who spend their life’s energy trying to change school curriculums to focus on creationism seems more now than ever. So backward. So scary.

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