What is the furthest distance you've walked barefoot?

about 15 years ago I used to drink allot got very drunk at an outdoor party slept in a tent had to get up in middle of night had to use bathroom it was dark could not find my way back to tent had to walk home about a a mile barefoot about 3AM had to walk back barefoot the next day to get shoes

I walked a mile. It took about half an hour and it was from the library to my house. My flip flops were giving me blisters =(

Orr, I took a vacation at an indoor waterpark/hotel the other month, took my shoes off monday and didn't put them on again till friday. Again with the blisters from flip flops =P Not really sure how far I walked the entire time, haha.

Hard to say, but I have gone barefoot for weeks at a time, so I guess that is a long way. As you have discovered, feet condition themselves as you walk barefoot more and more, as they were designed to do.
Barefoot is always better, but taboo in some areas for no good reason.

I once walked 5 miles barefoot in one day. You see, I never wear shoes, and your feet adjust to being treated as though they are feet, and using them properly. Go barefoot, and keep it up, it is natural, healthy, free, fun, and looks good. It is a lot better than wearing high heels.

I spent a whole evening walking around barefoot on city streets once when I was out clubbing with friends, because I'd thrown my shoes out a car window because I didn't want anybody to find out it was me who'd stepped in dog sh:t. We stopped at several places, but I don't know how far I actually walked. Maybe a mile or so.

From Gourikund to Kedarnath. I2 kms. It took 9 hours. Happy?

It's normal and correct to use the balls of your feet like shock absorbers, that's how they function. I wouldn't train youtself how to walk, you tend to naturally choose the most proficient manner according to the surface you're on and the speed you're moving at. Barefoot walking is excellent for the feet, but there are some things to keep in mind: feet were not made for walking on concrete/tarmac. Walking and running on these surfaces alters the way the foot shapes itself to terrain. Barefoot on grassy and surfaces with more 'give' are far better. Take care landing too heavily on the balls of your feet, they aren't indestructible. There are small bones in there like the sesamoids that can suffer fractures. It all depends on the forces being exerted. One last thing, barefoot outdoors is fine so long as you take care. Cuts can quickly become infected and if you live in an area with spiders there's an obvious danger. Diabetics and those with vascular problems should never go around barefoot, but seeing as you're jumping around I don't think this applies to you!

One day i go to the beach and return walking barefoot to my house.

In my house i am barefoot always.

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At one time, I've probably never walked barefoot further than a mile. I've run about five miles barefoot, but I'm not sure that counts.

And I agree, once your feet get used to being bare, it's not painful at all.

I have backpacked all over Colorado barefoot. The longest trek was in the Zirkel Wilderness, about 17 miles round trip with a total elevation change (up AND down) about 3,000 feet. When the weather is good, like today, I'll do the Grey Rock loop just west of Fort Collins in Poudre Canyon. That trail is about 7 miles with about a 1,000 foot climb, then 1,000 feet back down.