Exercise / Bodybuilding / Re: Art DeVany's Top 10 Reasons not to run a Marathon
« on: March 01, 2009, 05:57:05 pm »Personally I love running. 10 miles, 20 miles, 26.2 miles, all good to me.I think the only thing bad about "traditional" running is that people use shoes. I like to run barefoot. As a matter of fact, I ran 5 miles barefoot a couple of months ago. (been kinda lazy since but I'm getting back into it) I only wear shoes if I have to. (clothes for that matter also) things I play barefoot -> soccer, basketball, football, running, biking, tennis, hiking, mountain climbing (beginner only), etc. I find it more fun and natural that way. Also, for me I wouldn't soil myself just to finish some competition, I take breaks as I see fit and then continue when I'm ready. In that way, I don't see marathon running a problem. It's no different than any other sport when you push yourself like crazy.
How does this work playing against other people who wear shoes? I'm not critical. I also think barefoot makes a lot more sense. Just wondering if you run into problems doing this.