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I am a Natural Runner at last !!!

I just received my Huaraches (running sandals made as the Tarahumara Indians make them for decades) from Invisibleshoe.com and tested them. I tried first the slip-on-slip-off tying style (check there ), so I do not have to use neurons each time I put them on. I ran first on a race track (short distance break-in) and then on the road (9 km) in the rain. The short run was filmed by a friend to document my running style with them, in case there was a problem. The movie is at this link  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Penvmzqs9mw The long run was in "mild" weather, i.e. rain and 5°C. Almost one hour run. I noticed 2 things. First, a quite loud flapping sound, and second, during the shower, I found out that I had one blister on each foot, right below the space between the first toes. Not in front between the toes but below ?! From looking at the video on the race track, I tried to reproduce the bending of the ball of my foot when I land while running, but this time