Summary While beach sand, even hard pack at low tide may not be the best place to LEARN how to run barefoot (far too comfortable, even when running with poor technique), it is a great desert for those who are … read more
Summary Running with any degree of intensity subjects our feet to stresses that are extremely unusual. When we suffer foot problems such as plantar fasciitis, we are quick to conclude that we must be doing too much exercise and better … read more
Bare Fact for Runner Saxton: No Shoes Means No Problem By Dan Arrit Los Angeles Times, Orange County edition The way Ken Saxton sees it, everybody else is missing something Saxton, a 44-year-old Huntington Beach resident, took off his shoes … read more
Conversation of the Day Someone asks me, “You’re not going to run barefoot, are you?” I answer, “Of course!”Another young man claims he saw a guy run barefoot at a trail marathon in Napa Valley last year. I admit, “That … read more
Summary Today, was raining, not just raining, it was a torrential downpour. I’m talking sideways rain, pelting me in one ear, and flying out the other! Statistics 26.20 Mile 04:12:34 Personal Record (official time) previous P.R.: 04:34:00 at Napa Valley … read more
Summary It was bound to happen eventually… while racing barefoot, I won a pair of shoes! Statistics 5.00 Kilometer 00:18:36 (official time) 4 Barefoot 5.00 Kilometer races from 1998 to 1998/07/04 17 Barefoot races (any distance) from 1998 to 1998/07/04 … read more
Winning!!! Cathy and I were the first to arrive, other than Oscar Rosales, the race director, and a few of his volunteers. I picked up my number, and as if an omen, I got number 1. Statistics 3.00 Mile 00:18:16 … read more
Summary Nice grassy meadows, some patches of snow, some gravelly service roads. Everyone else rushed to remove their shoes after the race. I didn’t wear any. My feet felt great – especially after I finished soaking them… Statistics 50.00 Kilometer … read more
Summary The important thing about this race, wasn’t that I beat my target time by 7 minutes… it’s how good I looked in the picture! (I’m the guy with the beard) Statistics 13.10 Mile 01:25:04 (official time) Personal Record 1 … read more
Summary This was a nice fun run … sort of Story Some fellow (and fellowess) friends from A Snail’s Pace Running Club invited me to an 18 mile “fun” trail run. The day before the run Tammy called me up … read more
