Summary Just another marathon (barefoot, naturally) for Barefoot Ken Bob. Also Todd Byers. Mike Polidori ran the half marathon. Statistics Bib = 127 26.20 Mile 04:42:21 (official time) 67 Barefoot 26.20 Mile races from 1998 to 2008/10/12 339 Barefoot races (any distance) from 1998 to 2008/10/12 Barefoot … read more
Summary … or The Lost Boys! It was the best of roads… It was the worst of trails! Statistics 26.2 time any interesting statistics etc… Last Minute Marathon Trip But, I’m getting ahead of myself. First of all, I wasn’t … read more
Summary Always lots of fun in San Francisco. Don, and I drove up from Huntington Beach together. Another friend, Sue, was flying up, to volunteer at the Expo, and run the half-marathon. Then Sue would ride back with us, after … read more
Summary Though it could have happened, running barefoot did not disappear with the advent of the running shoe. A subculture of runners still abides by the au naturel technique our ancestors relied on even with the rows upon rows of … read more
It was a Cold Dry December Afternoon It was a cold dry December afternoon in Las Vegas. I was in the Mandalay Bay resort. My wife and I had already picked up our race numbers, timing chips, and goodie bags … read more
Summary Since 1999 Bassirima Soro from the gold coast of Africa, now living in Arizona, was consistently winning the Tucson Marathon, and after having problems running in shoes in 1999, he ran barefoot for the next 3 years, consistently finishing … read more
Summary I think we all had a pretty good time this past weekend in Boston for the Marathon and the 5 mile race in Lexington, and of course the Runner’s World forum featuring Barefoot Ken Bob Saxton. We certainly had … read more
Summary I went to Boston hoping it would not be too cold for my bare feet. Weather forecast was for 40-55 degrees each day I would be in Boston, except one. The exception was Monday, April 19, the day of … read more
Summary I think the starting gun went off at some point. But we were so far back, and it took a good 5 minutes before we started moving, so I don’t really remember hearing it. Another 5 or so minutes … read more
Summary Ken Bob’s first Running Barefoot Tour, holding get-togethers, Play-Fun-Shops (clinics, workshops, or whatever you want to call them) Seal Beach CA Boeing Lunchtime 5K (2003 May 12) http://youtu.be/gMuouWyLAUE Denver CO Bus ride to Denver (2003 May 16) Grawn MI … read more
