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                     pic B                                                       pic A

pic B   --> ''Death trap'' 4BFr(barefoot runner)   
             - typical Malaysia roads with worn out bitumen,sharp pointed
               gravels exposed 
             - it also wears off ur car tyres much more faster
             - caused by lack of maintenance
             - also due 2poor materials supplied by contractors during 
               construction 
                
                BFr 的‘陷阱’ 
             - 典型的大马公路: 耗尽的柏油使石块凸显
             - 它也令尊车更快磨损
             - 年久失修造成
             - 也因为承包商在建路时, 提供劣质原料之故

pic A  -- >
favourable to BFr
            -  Flat,smooth roads commonly found in Western countries
               (i suppose thats y BF running is more popular n acceptable 
                over there)
            -  M'sia also hv but confined mainly 2new roads,even that also 
               won't last 4long,v.soon 'd transform like pic B!

               BFr 的最爱
            - 平滑路面,常见于欧美国家(也许因为如此赤脚跑步在当地较风行且
              容易接受)
            - 本国也有,惟多见于新建公路, 但不久后就形成如图B

Some pts 2ponder 一些考量:

 
1) D idea of 'no pain no gain''doesn't apply 4BFr,n 2purposely go n get poked by sharp pointed stones is simply uncalled-for. 
对于BFr而言‘无痛无回酬’是行不通的, 而刻意被尖石刺伤更是显得荒谬。

2) Unfortunately d conditions of our roads force us 2experience pain,directly causing us 2get hurt easily
.
很遗憾这里的公路状况迫使我们经验痛楚, 使我们易于损伤。 

3) I think its incorrect 2perceive BFr as very brave js bcos they run on d roads without shoes.
一般人认为赤脚在公路跑步是很勇敢的, 类似观念有待纠正。

4) We run BF cos we strongly believe its d most natural way 2allow our feet 2come in contact with d ground (b it hard or soft), js as our ancestors did long long time ago.
我们赤脚跑步因为深信这是让双脚踏地(软或硬)最自然的方法, 正如我们的老祖先在远古时做法一样。

5) Our toes shd b allowed space 2bend,grip,straighten...like what their brother fingers do;likewise our soles,with thousands of sensory cells beneath, shd also b allowed 2feel n touch in order 2perform their duties 
of sending n receiving messages efficiently(d basis of foot-reflexology is similar in ds sense).
我们的脚趾应有弯曲、紧扣伸直的空间...正如手指一样;同样的, 我们脚板下数万的神经细胞, 也应获准无拘束去感触, 才能有效的传达与接受信息(与脚底按摩的原理一样)。

Simple n logical reasons,aren't they?
这看来不是很简单及合乎逻辑吗?

6) Pertaining 2injury-proned cases with or without shoes,until or unless such is scientifically- proven,d arguments 'd b endless...
有关穿或不穿鞋造成脚伤的事件, 除非有确实的科学证据, 要不这种无谓争论将没完没了...

7) So,if wearing shoes give u problems,y not make a change n try BF out urself? Similarly,if shoeless hurts u most(more than when u wear shoes),than its only wise 2switch back 2where u began!
所以假如因穿鞋而带给你困扰, 又何妨换个方式尝试一下赤脚?同样的, 如因赤脚而易于损伤(更甚于你穿鞋), 常理告诉你还是穿回鞋子吧!

8) I was astonished 2discover in d recent SCKLM,some runners hv turned BF (young n old alike),hope more 'd join us in time 2come,
cheers!
在最近的首都马拉松赛中, 我很惊讶的发现到有几位参赛者竟然赤脚跑步(老少皆有), 希望将来会有更多人加入这个阵容, 赞!















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pmtey3 wrote on Jun 30, '10
wah lau..
run2chuah wrote on Jun 30, '10
pmtey3 said
wah lau..
一个无形的革命在酝酿着...
lspua wrote on Jul 1, '10
i like your note and i happened to be the one on the first picture with 00211. I am into my 2nd year of barefoot running and i had my greatest respect to wah sing.
rickyliewphotography wrote on Jul 1, '10
where is this taken place?
lspua wrote on Jul 1, '10
KL marathon 2010 on 27 Jun 2010.
rickyliewphotography wrote on Jul 1, '10
initially i thought it was a barefoot marathon, but i saw others wearing sports shoes.. Then I know its the own initiative to running barefoot... courageous!!
botaksim wrote on Jul 1, '10
I was still of thinking whether to switch to VFF, that is the max I can go. Barefoot?哈哈,饶了我吧!
run2chuah wrote on Jul 1, '10
lspua said
i like your note and i happened to be the one on the first picture with 00211. I am into my 2nd year of barefoot running and i had my greatest respect to wah sing.
hi,nice getting 2know a more experienced BF runner like u;i started only bout 6 mth ago. Btw how u find Malaysia roads?
run2chuah wrote on Jul 1, '10
I was still of thinking whether to switch to VFF, that is the max I can go. Barefoot?哈哈,饶了我吧!
Dun worry,start doing 1 step@a time,slowly u love it 4sure! Switching 2VFF is good idea,but d core base is still BF(i normally train BF,only put on VFF in races)...
run2chuah wrote on Jul 1, '10
我被告知照片中的阿伯已是75岁了,wah lau!
lspua wrote on Jul 1, '10
hi,nice getting 2know a more experienced BF runner like u;i started only bout 6 mth ago. Btw how u find Malaysia roads?
BTW, I am from Singapore. Malaysia roads condition are rather bad, I was basically running side by side Wah Sing for the 1st 21km, due to the road surface, I gave up the speed of 5min/km after 21km and just aim for a 42km marathon completion. I just run slower for the rest of the 21km.

There are times when I hit certain patches of the road where I had to slowed down to walk because the road surface is so bad that I cannot run on it. But anyway, I finished the marathon in 4hr 13 min.

This is my second barefoot marathon and the last one was done in SCSM 2009 with a time of 3hr 40min. This is because the road condition in Singapore is better maintained.

I think I will be back in KL next year to take this challenge again.
run2chuah wrote on Jul 2, '10
lspua said
BTW, I am from Singapore. Malaysia roads condition are rather bad, I was basically running side by side Wah Sing for the 1st 21km, due to the road surface, I gave up the speed of 5min/km after 21km and just aim for a 42km marathon completion. I just run slower for the rest of the 21km.

There are times when I hit certain patches of the road where I had to slowed down to walk because the road surface is so bad that I cannot run on it. But anyway, I finished the marathon in 4hr 13 min.

This is my second barefoot marathon and the last one was done in SCSM 2009 with a time of 3hr 40min. This is because the road condition in Singapore is better maintained.

I think I will be back in KL next year to take this challenge again.
Fully agree with u,i hv been attending SCSM 4d past 3 yrs,d road condition there is definitely better;
but ds yr not going,js 12take a break...hv it not been d lousy roads here,u 'd hv recorded another sub4 timing,cheers!
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