Originally Posted by P-funk

running sprints breafoot (on grass of course) is actually really great for strengthening the foot. Lots of track and distance runners will do their strides or tempo runs on a football field without shoes on.

you probably can't see this since you don't read my posts though.

Originally Posted by maniclion

I use to run track barefoot my senior year, except at Jarvis High's track it had glass on it cause they were ghetto....our coach went to the lake down by my house and we loaded his pickup with four loads of sand and made a sand pit where we would run barefoot it was really good training during football season when I hurt my knee...coach would also have us meet at the lake on weekends for games of tackle football in knee high water with anchored milk bottles for boundaries...our 13 man football team went to the state playoffs that year in Div. 1a in texas...

Originally Posted by AKIRA

Sand eh? I remember someone saying running in sand would help with shin splints, not to mention, a helluva workout.

Originally Posted by maniclion

Yeah, I recommended it to my coach after reading about Walter Payton and how he would run in the sand all of the time...When I tweaked my knee at the homecoming game I spent the next week jogging on sand only and it was much easier on my injury. They still use the sand to this day and that is my legacy at the little school of Burton, TX....

Originally Posted by Nate K

Wheres Burton?