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About Michael Carroll

Titles, positions, and swanky verbs will not be found here. I invite you to take a run with me and we will both discover that life is more than the cheeky virtual boxes we are constantly asked to put our lives into. -- Michael Carroll --

When I 1st Started Running Barefoot

Posted on February 9, 2010

When I first started running barefoot in 2006 I noticed a few things about the condition of my body the next day after a run when I woke up. My calves, my achilles, and the bottoms of  my feet were … Continue reading →

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Why I love St. George Utah

Posted on November 30, 2009

Tomorrow is December – I’m still running barefoot/vff’s and trails. YES!!!!

Posted in Adventure Running, Barefoot, Barefoot Running, Five Fingers, Minimal Shoes, Running, Training | 3 Comments

Barefoot Running and Severe Cracks and Fissures

Posted on November 2, 2009

Many of you who have followed my posts have read some of my posts whining and complaining about my right foot. Well for the last two weeks I have not been able to run barefoot at all, let alone walk … Continue reading →

Posted in Adventure Running, Barefoot, Barefoot Running, Five Fingers, Foot Care, Minimal Shoes, Running, Shoe Repair, Uncategorized | 1 Comment

900 Miles on Vibram Five Finger KSO’s

Posted on October 12, 2009

Running = 850, Cycling = 90, Walking = 40 As a former heel striker, and a clydesdale athlete, I am used to destroying shoes to the point that they must be discarded into a bin of well loved shoes after … Continue reading →

Posted in Adventure Running, Barefoot, Barefoot Running, Endurance, Five Fingers, Minimal Shoes, Running, Shoe Repair | 14 Comments

Diet and Barefoot Running Health

Posted on July 8, 2009

When you run barefoot you can expect to feel some aches and pains in your feet and ankles when doing some hard training — especially when you wake up in the morning. At least that is my experience. What I … Continue reading →

Posted in Adventure Running, Barefoot, Barefoot Running, Eating, Endurance, Fatherhood, Five Fingers, Minimal Shoes, Nutrition, Running, Training | 12 Comments

Familial Eating Patterns

Posted on July 3, 2009

My Dad had a heart attack directly related to diet and stress in 1992, and again this year he needed a number of stents put in to open some severe blockages. 200907021528.jpg I made some changes in my life, like taking the stairs instead of the elevator, and doing a few repeats up the hill on my bike every day, but I kept the Mountain Dew habit, and the stressful job. … We were under direct orders to eat everything on our plate, and if for any reason we left food on the plate we were served up a good dose of guilt “don’t you know people are starving in Africa.”

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Posted in Adventure Running, Barefoot, Barefoot Running, Eating, Endurance, Fatherhood, Five Fingers, Minimal Shoes, Nutrition, Running, Training | 3 Comments

Sapper Joe 50K Race Report

Posted on June 29, 2009

… I thought I was doing good on water, but on the leg before the last aid station I ran out of water and I was suffering, my mouth was dry, and I could feel the heat effects on my energy.

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Posted in Adventure Running, Barefoot, Barefoot Running, Eating, Endurance, Five Fingers, Minimal Shoes, Nutrition, Running | 11 Comments

Do you crave carbonation while running?

Posted on June 11, 2009

Half way into the Sapper Joe 50K I was craving carbonation. I was saving a can of Guru for after the race and I slammed it during the race. The craving did not come back even after the race. So … Continue reading →

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Barefoot Run – Angels Landing Zion’s National Park

Posted on May 26, 2009

Here is a couple of pictures from running up and down Angels Landing in Zion’s National Park. I brought my Five’s as I thought the surface might be too rough. Did not wear them. With my son Benjamin What good … Continue reading →

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Another 50+ on Five Finger KSO’s

Posted on May 2, 2009

I have put another 50 miles running, 20 miles cycling, 16 hours weeding, and 8 hours framing a basement on my Five Fingers. I have been barefoot running a bit lately or I would have put more miles on them … Continue reading →

Posted in Adventure Running, Barefoot, Barefoot Running, Endurance, Five Fingers, Minimal Shoes, Review, Running, Shoe Repair | 11 Comments