Summary Finishing up Ken Bob’s Running Barefoot 2003 Summer Tour (at least the travel portion) with the San Francisco Marathon. Statistics 26.20 Mile 03:38:00 (official time) 21 Barefoot 26.20 Mile races from 1998 to 2003/07/27 198 Barefoot races (any distance) from 1998 to 2003/07/27 My Distance=26.20 Mile … read more
Summary From Seattle I headed to Portland with Margaret who was on her way back to Southern California. Story Got stuck in traffic on the way from Seattle to Portland so we checked out a home with some interesting sculptures. … read more
Excuses I started off, as usual, with a list of excuses; not enough training too much travel rain cold weather recovering from a cold Summary As it turned out, I didn’t really need excuses. I had expected to finish in … read more
Summary I wasn’t the only barefoot runner this year, a woman, Herlinda Xol finished about an hour and a half in front of me! Story Lots of fun. Ran with Cathy for a mile, Larry M. for several miles. … read more
Summary The day after kicking a sandhill on the beach while running, and hearing a “POP!” in my foot, I ran the Alive and Running 10 Kilometer race in Westchester CA. I don’t know if this was a bone fractured, … read more
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 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 Starts on rough gravely road with sharp stones, but the rest is nice sandy trails. Early race, didn’t remember to get my time. Statistics Bib = 251 10.00 Kilometer 4 Barefoot 10.00 Kilometer races from 1998 to 1998/08/02 19 … 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
