I've had a bit of a sore throat this week. So just taking a few days off. Also resting my feet. Plan to go on a 5 mile BF run on Friday.

Walking into stores has been a very entertaining experience. At first a was very apprehensive in doing it. This was back in late summer. I found many stores don't notice for a while. Then the stores that actually have those unfriendly shoes required signs. They will eventually notice your barefeet, and say something to you. Each store has a different excuse on why they have this silly policy. Every excuse is nothing more then pure ignorance.

Some stores actually believe health codes exist which they do not. Others blame insurance companies. Some are just scared to be sued even though we would have a difficult time winning a case. Not to mention being BF is so important to us filing a suit just simply would not happen. We would never put our BF lifestyle at risk of some silly law suit. Be sides we scan the floor as we walk. The common argument is we will step on broken glass. Can't remember the last time I even saw broken glass in a store. Check out the discrimination link over in the right top corner of my link list.

The good news is in my area I find that many stores have no policy, and I can freely walk in my bare feet. It is a very nice feeling what ya walk on. To have the freedom of not wearing a shoe. After having spent some time testing the grounds of stores. I've got my ritual down on who I support, and who I don't. I also have tricks up my sleeve for some stores that I need to go in, but prefer I have something on my feet.

Lastly for today the best feeling of all is a BF run. Was never a runner prior to BF running. When I see folks running shod. Many look unhappy, and not having fun. I believe their shoes on their feet is one of the reasons why they look this way.

For me running BF is a great feeling. It just feels awesome to feel the ground. I love it when I step on a larger pebble let's say, and my foot just automatically adjusts weight distribution to minimize pressure on the item being stepped on. My foot responds without thinking about it. Each BF run seems to encourage a huge smile on my face. Certainly the BF runs are more of a challenge then being in the gym BF, but only because you experience so many different surface conditions, textures, etc.....