Story Flashbacks from 1997 popped into my brain as I ran this 10-mile hilly trail course, same as the Road Less Traveled Trail Race (except in the opposite direction) which was my inaugural barefoot race (other than a low-tide race … read more
Summary On March 15, 2013, Youth Travel Fund (YTF) founder, Rosalynn Frederick, will embark on her trans-USA adventure to raise awareness and funds for Youth Travel Fund. The actual running across the USA begins in San Luis Obispo on March 23 … read more
Story Ken Bob’s regular fun run, today with Gonzalo visiting from Costa Rica, and Tim from Long Beach California. We ran through the Bolsa Chica Wetlands in Huntington Beach, then went to Lunch at the Bodhi Tree, and finished up … read more
Summary Via Runner’s World, there’s a new study out that looks at people transitioning from regular shod running to running in Vibram FiveFingers. The study is Foot Bone Marrow Edema after 10-week Transition to Minimalist Running Shoes. It will appear in Medicine & … read more
Summary 10 mile run on hilly trails in Chino Hills, Brea CA … Well, at least it started out as a ten-mile run, but we missed the turn-off, well technically we didn’t miss our turn off, we missed the preceding … read more
Summary Barely Barefoot Don, and Barefoot Ken Bob, 10 miles on trails mostly climbing up, up, and up, then down, down, down. Practice for 10 miles trail race on 2013 March 9. Battery on phone died part way through the … read more
Summary Great time hanging out at the beach, cheering runners on, and shooting barefoot runners (with cameras). Missed the first barefoot runner, when a neighbor came up to chat with me for a bit. Also, didn’t seem to be … read more
Summary Ran through Bolsa Chica Wildlife Preserve. Nice day, about 60F, sunny, took a few photos Map View 1/19/2013 10:01am in a larger map Related Links Ken Bob’s Regular Runs and Play-Fun-Shops Gallery More Ken Bob’s Regular Run and Play-Fun-Shop … read more
While running from Brooklyn to Times Square I ran across one of the most fearful things ever encountered by barefoot runners – the dreaded Cheeto Hazard! I’m telling you, had I not seen the Cheetos in time to avoid them, … read more
When we walk or run barefoot on hard terrain, especially rough and hard terrain (much like our prehistoric ancestors would have needed to do, to survive – it wasn’t all golf courses and groomed beach sand 2 million years ago), it becomes … read more
