Hitting Extremes

Over the past few weeks lotee people and news stories have been trying to convince me to start running barefoot. This scares me. I think about some of the places that I usually run or places that I have had to run in the past and I just cant even imagine running barefoot through them. What about all the little pebbles and what not that you just cant avoid when running? That just has to absolutely kill your foot. As it is myself and everyone I know who enjoys running is fearful of any sort of injury or pain that will keep them from running comfortably.

In the past I have dealt with minor knee problems that took me out of the game for a little while, and even though I have no real reason to run as much as I like to, it still pained me to not be able to run when I wanted. However, my mind cant help but wonder if these people might have a point. They all claim to be much happier with their running, along with running farther and better than they ever have before after switching to barefoot. Plus, there is an interesting shoe type thing that might help to push me over the edge and give this unique sport a try. They are called Vibram 5 Finger shoes. They look like a sock and have five separate toe spots along with an extremely thin sole. These things interest me a great deal, but I still cant help but think that this whole idea might just be too extreme for me. Here is a web address about this very thing, along with a picture of the vibram shoes, check them out if youre interested in finding out why you should run barefoot. http://www.cnn.com/2010/HEALTH/02/12/barefoot.running/index.html?hpt=C2

Also, I feel I must let you in on another extreme item in clothing. This item started years and years ago. However, it has evolved into a particularly crazy thing. This item has taken extremes too far. It is ridiculous, and it is called the Hood Thong. It looks exactly the way it sounds, it is a hood with another line of fabric that wraps all the way down and back up around forming the regular thong where the regular thong would be. It is nuts, however, I would definitely be interested to see one in person. Here is a picture, but if you want more of a look I suggest that you check out HoodThong.com.

Extremes are always a dangerous situation. If I have learned anything about extremes through my own experiences is that you must be very very careful whenever such a thing presents itself. So, it is with this in mind that I caution all of you to be very cautious and careful if you so choose to take part in either one of these or any other form of extreme. However, if you go for extremes, make sure you leave nothing behind and go all out. Balls to the walls my friends. Thanks for reading