Summary Second mile was the fastest timed mile of my life (5:16 downhill) Statistics 5.00 Kilometer 00:18:06 (official time) Personal Record 2 Barefoot 5.00 Kilometer races from 1998 to 1998/04/19 6 Barefoot races (any distance) from 1998 to 1998/04/19 My … read more
My First Barefoot Marathon …and the second marathon of my life, 10 and a half years after finishing my first marathon (with shoes), and deciding I never needed to do that again! Statistics 26.20 Mile 04:34:00 Personal Record (official time) … read more
Story Finished 2nd in my age division several minutes behind fellow A Snail’s Pace Running Club elite runner, Dave Parsel (who often trains barefoot). Statistics Bib = 172 10.00 Kilometer 00:38:25 (official time) Personal Record 1 Barefoot 10.00 Kilometer races … read more
Summary Well, once I lost my shoes, it was bound to happen, I started running faster! Mostly because I was able to run more, and get in better shape, because running became more enjoyable post-shoes… Statistics First age group win … read more
Summary Ran for one hour of 24-hour relay, finished 8 miles. Statistics 1 hour 8 miles 24-hour relay Goldenwest College Track Huntington Beach CA Story Showed up to support A Snail’s Pace Running Club team, but ran as a substitute … read more
Summary Two roads diverged in a wood, and I– I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference – Robert Frost Saturday I ran my first competitive race in over 7 years. It was a … read more
Apologies First of all, let me apologize that this is not technically a “Running Barefoot” race report. This happens to be about my first marathon, and the only marathon in which I wore shoes! But, that race was the main … read more
