Emperor’s New Shoes

Runners with plantar fasciitis - time for some sole searching

By admin on June 26, 2013

Despite its complicated name, the majority of runners can pronounce plantar fasciitis because they’ve had the misfortune of personal experience. I’ve heard it called the ‘M.E’ of sports injuries because it’s so hard to pin down what triggers it and equally hard to find a way to get rid of it. It’s not uncommon for […]

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The Running Show

By admin on November 18, 2012

I will be speaking at The Running Show at Sandown Exhibition Centre, Surrey, on November 24th and 25th. If you have a spring marathon - or half marathon - on the cards, come and find out how to make sure it’s a PB! I’m also bringing along The Emperor’s New Shoes, the natural running shoes/accessories […]

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Where is barefoot running heading next?

By admin on July 4, 2012

This is a much longer post than usual, but I had much to reflect on following my attendance at the Barefoot Connections conference last Saturday, organized by Primal Lifestyle. The conference took place at the Natural History Museum on Saturday – a wonderful and very appropriate venue in which to explore the links between human […]

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Counting cadence

By admin on May 25, 2012

I used a metronome a lot when I was changing my running form - I would establish my ‘baseline’ cadence and then set the metronome a few beats faster and try to match my footstrike to it. It did work, and I have encouraged others to do it, too. But I now think there may […]

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Expert advice on minimalist running shoes

By admin on May 16, 2012

I haven’t been a very diligent blogger recently… but my excuse is that I have been busy getting my new business, The Emperor’s New Shoes up and running, alongside my husband Jeff. It’s an online and mobile natural running store, selling barefoot and minimalist shoes including VIVOBAREFOOT, Fivefingers and Inov-8 as well as tools and […]

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