Summary Two weeks after completing the Long Beach Marathon on 2013 September 13, Alberto Perusset completed his third triple marathon at Lake Tahoe on 2013 September 27-29. Statistics 78.6 miles 17 hours and 87 minutes time for 3 marathons. 3 marathons … read more
Summary Long Beach, California 2013 October 13 Sunday Set up the BarefootRunning.com canopy at the Long Beach International Marathon so I could yell at (cheer on) and shoot (with a camera) barefooters, other interesting runners and walkers and friends. The … read more
by Bill Hoffman Summary “…my family and I went to Boston to attend the 2nd Annual Boston Barefoot Running Festival. There was a whole weekend of activities, but we just wanted to go to the barefoot running workshop and 5K. … read more
Summary Drove from California, picked up Franco (a big pit bull) who needed a ride to Michigan, stopped in Utah, Colorado, Iowa, Michigan, New York (upstate), Vermont, and Maine. Related Links Ken Bob’s Nor’easter Plus Tour (2013) Herman climbs Smoky … read more
Summary Research out of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology is a reminder that running [in shoes] isn’t necessarily as ecofriendly a sport as we might think it is. … more Running Shoes Have Large Carbon Footprint Related Links Running Shoes … read more
Video Stephen welcomes Harvard evolutionary biology professor Dr. Daniel Lieberman to the show. Related Links Colbert talks Barefoot Running with Dan Lieberman read more
Summary The solution to the present obesity epidemic lies in recognizing its evolutionary origins. Obesity defined as excess body fat sufficient to impair mobility, could not have existed in hunter-gatherers of the genus Homo, because ineffective mobility would have impaired … read more
Summary IBRD in Sunset Beach CA 14 bare or nearly bare feet 2 human attendees Ken Bob and Jacobus (2 pairs of bare feet) Let’s call it 3 humans. One of my neighbors (one pair of feet in minimalist footwear) … read more
Summary Just a few pictures from Ken Bob’s Regular Runs in early 2013, since I haven’t been posting after each run Statistics 3 miles apx. 27 minutes to 50 minutes (with some sight seeing) people visiting from Norway, etc. Gallery read more
I’m often asked about blisters and running barefoot. What people seem to forget is that the only part of our feet designed to make contact with anything while we are running, walking, or even standing, are our bare soles. It’s … read more
