Barefoot strides

have you done them before?
what ya'll think of them?

did they help?
who told you to do them?

Wash. They strengthen your feet while taking away all the benefits you are running strides to enjoy.

You would be better off running regular strides, then like a mile barefoot cooldown if you really want to do some barefoot running.

yeah, i do my cooldown barefoot but not strides

Barefoot strides really aren't enough to get the benefits of barefoot running. Do like a mile barefoot or build up to doing 4-5 mile easy runs barefoot. Whenever I double I do an easy barefoot run in the morning.

I did a couple of strides barefoot and they r killer.
As warmup i do like 15-20 mins barefoot.

I do strides barefoot whenever I can, doing strides barefoot helps you to use proper mechanics, and that's what a stride is all about.

I do both my warm up and strides barefoot.
feels goood.

sometimes I do my workout if its really easy (like 3 miles around our athletic field)

my coach says theyre helpful as well as the stanford coaches, but im sure you guys are right...

ive done them once in my life. i did a 16x100 on the football field.

futureNIKErunner wrote:ive done them once in my life. i did a 16x100 on the football field.

we do 8x100 every day after practice

SourWorms wrote:

futureNIKErunner wrote:ive done them once in my life. i did a 16x100 on the football field.

we do 8x100 every day after practice

i should do them more, but i dont have anywhere to do them, and i only go to the track once a week.

From what I hear, they are supposed to make you run on the front of your foot. I've done them before, but I prefer it with my shoes on. My coach has us do them.

SourWorms wrote:my coach says theyre helpful as well as the stanford coaches, but im sure you guys are right...

Nobody said that they weren't helpful. They just said that they aren't as beneficial as doing an actual run or cooldown barefoot.

HXC_Runner2012 wrote:

SourWorms wrote:my coach says theyre helpful as well as the stanford coaches, but im sure you guys are right...

Nobody said that they weren't helpful. They just said that they aren't as beneficial as doing an actual run or cooldown barefoot.

minimalism isn't beneficial. i do not know any coaches that think prolonged runs barefoot are helpful

SourWorms wrote:

HXC_Runner2012 wrote:

SourWorms wrote:my coach says theyre helpful as well as the stanford coaches, but im sure you guys are right...

Nobody said that they weren't helpful. They just said that they aren't as beneficial as doing an actual run or cooldown barefoot.

minimalism isn't beneficial. i do not know any coaches that think prolonged runs barefoot are helpful

Well how many coaches do you know?

SourWorms wrote:my coach says theyre helpful as well as the stanford coaches, but im sure you guys are right...

+1

i always do strides barefoot..but i do a lot of workouts barefoot.

i just hate shoes.

Shoes stay on for me. I do strides in flats. I'm not going to race barefoot, so I get similar benefits running them with shoes without the risk of cutting up my feet...that and I'm kind of a pussy.

i do my warmup barefoot, and sometimes my strides. i love barefoot running

wait so..you guys go for runs like completely barefoot on sidewalk and pavement?

we just started to barefoot strides and we do 6-10x100m and they are always on grass.

wouldn't it be hard on your feet and dangerous with rocks and glass on the road?

We never do barefoot strides. Everyone is always afraid that they'll accidently step on something. If our coach every sees us barefoot he about flips. So...I've never ran barefoot...ever.

meh

we do sprints on the football field inside the track. we sometimes do them barefoot. it doesnt really matter to my coaches whether we do or not.

xc running gal wrote:wait so..you guys go for runs like completely barefoot on sidewalk and pavement?

we just started to barefoot strides and we do 6-10x100m and they are always on grass.

wouldn't it be hard on your feet and dangerous with rocks and glass on the road?

haha no definetly don't run barefoot on pavement i've done it before and its fine for a little while but it kills after more than like 50 meters..definetly stick with grass mainly because it has more cusion. the pavement kills your feet if you don't have shoes on because, its so hard.

I ran barefoot on a hotel treadmill last July lol.