Ran the Marine Corp Marathon Sunday doing the first 20 miles in shoes and then switching to Bite sandals at mile 20. Just before mile 24 my brother took the...
A good list of lessons learned Byron! I agree especially with adjusting the footstrike. I still constantly adjust my footstrike by speeding up my cadence....
Did you happen to see our friend Barefoot Todd Byers there? His finish time was 5:10, so you may have been way out in front of him. He'll be running Las Vegas...
Rick, We really must have some sort of psychotic link between us. While video-taping for ABC World News, I demonstrated typical shod- running form (though I...
The "accident" occurred when I stopped abruptly like I was skidding to a stop, digging in my heel. Oh well, it is feeling much better now. It is spooky,...
Did not see any other barefooters there... I finished in 4:15 in the second wave. I finished with the guy dressed up as "the Sex Machine" so the announcer at...
You know, I ran a 7:58 pace today for 5.25 miles today. It was on the local high school track. I checked my logs to see when was the last time I ran in the...
John Berman, ABC reporter described in a sentence what I have known for sometime ... I am half of a footstrike short of a full load! I was somewhat impressed...
There has been discussion, from time to time, regarding minimalist footwear when footwear is required. I put together some of my choices in the following: ...
Well, if you get a chance, look for him before the start at Las Vegas. Here's a picture: http://www.runningbarefoot.org/?name=ToddByers Tell him Barefoot Ken...
A decent week of 52 miles. Did most running on the track or the treadmill this week to pay particular attention to my form. Feel like I have gotten a bit...
I really don't understand why so many runners run with headphones. Am I missing something? I have never had the desire to have piped in music dominating my...
Disagree on this one... Most of the places I run are either noisy from traffic or have the ubiquitous Kansas wind blasting out most of nature's better sounds. ...
I am amazed at how much quality of surface affects speed in barefoot running. My speed will slow down by as much as 2 minutes a mile if I go from a smooth...
That's why I throw these topics out ... to get different points of view. I see your point about track running. Sometimes, I run the track just for a...
For me, it improved with time. However, I sought out all types of surfaces the first few months of barefoot running and just ran, no matter if I got blisters...
What was the longest you ran barefoot before trying your first marathon completely without shoes? I'd like to try the Gobbler Grinder barefooted this weekend...
For me it is all about options. Sometimes I take an mp3 player on a 3 hour run and dont even use it. Other days I run without it and wish I had brought it....
Twenty miles on concrete and asphalt in March '04 a month before Boston. http://www.barefootrunner.org/2004weeklymileage/weeklyending3-14- 04.htm I think it...
I like to use rough surfaces as a challenge. They challenge me to relax, not in spite of the roughnes, but because relaxing actually makes running on rough...
Finished my 7th barefoot marathon of '05 this morning: 13th barefoot marathon lifetime 31st marathon lifetime Perfect weather - Overcast and 40 degrees at gun...
Thought you guys would enjoy this. Friend of mine ran the Living History Farms Cross Country 10K this past weekend. This is the largest cross country race in...
Not unless I was two places at once, Ryan ... In Kansas and Iowa at the same time. Then, there's the matter of the hair and tatooes. Nope wasn't me!!! BR ... ...
As posted on http://www.barefootrunner.org "Barefoot running is FUN! It allows me to feel the ground and to land lightly thereby increasing my enjoyment. As an...
I must have been right behind you running barefoot at the Sprint 5k. At least 3 people yelled 'Barefoot Rick' at me while running. Perhaps I need a tank top...
