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Just felt like stating the obvious, but it’s been VERY hot and humid these past few days in southeastern Connecticut. I went for a 5+ mile trail run on Monday at 9 AM and it already felt like I was running in the jungle. I’m hoping the temperature will drop a little bit, as I need to get in some solid long runs these days as I begin serious training for the marathon in October. I’m assuming/hoping it won’t be 90 degrees with 90% humidity in Newport in October! Anyways, here are some links for your enjoyment to hold you over until the next time I break away from home improvements and wedding planning 
Since you asked… and Ol’ Tenderfoot [Because All the Cool Kids Are Doing It...] – Another convert to the barefoot side…along with some of his “growing pains.”- Christopher McDougall Interview [OllyHermanTaylor] – I agree with Olly that Born to Run is a great book, if only because it’s inspiring and makes running seem fun/awesome/badass and I honestly thing it would encourage a lot of non-runners to lead a healthier lifestyle if they gave it a read. The primary reason why I think this book should be mandatory reading for high school students!
- Posterior Tibial Tendinitis – Massage and Stretch [Standing on Top] – Another victim of the PT Tendon! That makes three of us so far.
- Western States Images [Riding the Wind] – Awesome photos of Anton Krupicka running Western States 100. Check out the shoes his pacer wears (hint: Inov-8 F-Lite 230′s!)
- Anton Krupicka Post-2010 Western States 100 Interview [iRunFar] – Krupicka’s reaction to coming in second place (still a course record pace!) at Western States.
- 37th running of the Western States 100-Mile Endurance Run [The Sacramento Bee] – More pictures from WS100.
- Hung star Thomas Jane wears bizarre split toe trainers to glamorous premiere party [Daily Mail] – If you have HBO you should check out this show. Oh yeah…he also is the latest “celebrity” to rock Vibram Five Fingers!
- Fleet Feet Sports… not you, too?!? [Barefoot Chronicles] – Another running store using scare tactics?
heh, you made me blush a little…
Be careful in that heat – stay hydrated! When it’s hot and humid like that, I can’t even run for 30 seconds.
Hope your wedding planning is going well.
Re: Posterior Tibial Trouble – Turns out there’s a lot more than just three of us! My own trouble started back in January, with a completely silly situation, but progressed, healed and then relapsed. Since the relapse it’s been a long, slow recovery, which I’ve reported on over on The Barefoot Experiment: http://roderickrussell.com/running/2010/04/running-injuries-and-depression/
That’s just one of many blog posts in a series, and on all of them you can find comments from other PTT sufferers.
And remember, in regards to Fleet Feet and that idiotic letter they sent out, that they are a franchise, and one store does not necessarily represent the chain. My own experience with Fleet Feet has been beyond stellar, and I reported on that here: http://roderickrussell.com/running/2010/05/fleet-feet-sports-in-pittsburgh-is-the-bees-knees/
Enjoying your blog. Keep up the good work! Perhaps we’ll run into each other at an event?