Summary: I love my xcountry or trail running and always take any opportunity to get out on the tracks. Like many things its the eye of the beholder that sees the how to describe an event, or pass an opinion on an idea and you will always get better in depth knowledge if you are a participant. So many people want to pass a judgment on things they know little about or have narrow views on. For a raw food barefoot runner the term minimalist means what ? It is a term bandied around a bit same as 100% raw... Silly really