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Platteklip: Doing It Barefoot

Ryan Scott braves Platteklip Gorge… barefoot.

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Ryan Sandes Runs Leadville 100

Ryan Sandes Runs Leadville 100

Prepare for Goosebumps: video footage of Ryan Sandes running the Leadville 100

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multi-sport

Xterra Warrior

Xterra triathlon took place the last weekend of February. Runner’s World gear editor tested some new equipment, blistered his feet a won a case of beer.

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Triathlon training

The Last Leg Of A Triathlon Is Always The Run

The last leg of a triathlon is always the run.

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Ryan-Scott

The First Sighting of Salomon XR Crossmax 1 For Road And Trail

The first sighting of Salomon’s tentative steps into some form of road running were taken last year in their testing week in the South of France.

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Ryan-Scott

The Minimalist Test

It’s coming along. ‘Along’ in this case means along a grassy section of promenade in the Vibram 5 Fingers, up a steep as can be mountain ascent with the Nike Zoom Waffle 7’s, cruising a fast flat stretch of road in the Nike Zoom Streak 3, becoming a human Guinea Pig at the Sports Science Institute in the Salomon SLAB XT Wings/Vibram FF and barefoot; and just about any other…

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Sports Science: testing out Vibrams

Guinea Pigging at Sports Science

I was asked to pop along to the Sports Science Institute to have some ‘stuff done to me’. Ok so I am always curious to see what these lab dudes are up to and know they have some incredible toys to play with, so I agreed to head out to get involved in the testing on Friday afternoon.

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Session 3 and 4 with the Five Fingers

It’s been two since my last confession. Confessions of minimalist running that is and I have some secrets to share.

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Five Finger Project – GO!

Five Finger Project – GO!

As the Gear Guy for Runner’s World I have tested out the Vibram Five Fingers a couple of times and always enjoyed the product more than I expected. I test a lot of shoes and gear though and have never actually done a long term test with the five fingers.

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Nike Concept –Shoe Stickers

Nike Concept –Shoe Stickers

Nike kicks the barefoot running phenomenon up a notch with… stickers?

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