Conway and Steckler with Ted and Ken Bob 2005-03-08 KLSX 97.1FM Los Angeles CA https://barefootrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Conway-and-Steckler-with-Ted-and-Ken-Bob-2005-03-08-KLSX-97.1FM-Los-Angeles-CA.mp3 Pardon the quality of the audio. This was the last thing I recorded on an old cassette tape recorder and it ate the tape, wrinkled … read more
Summary It’s about time that a major shoe company asked for my endorsement of their shoes. So, Nike sent me a pair of Free 5.0 running shoes to evaluate. Thanks Nike! No seriously, I really mean it. Like I really … read more
Summary Jenny Clayton’s behind-the-scenes look at how advances in biomechanical science have led to some incredible technological innovations in the humble training shoe. Questions if these inovations are really advancing the sport of running. Features Barefoot Ken Bob running the … read more
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
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 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
Bare Fact for Runner Saxton: No Shoes Means No Problem By Dan Arrit Los Angeles Times, Orange County edition The way Ken Saxton sees it, everybody else is missing something Saxton, a 44-year-old Huntington Beach resident, took off his shoes … read more
Thanks for all the Memories Orange County Track Club by Willie Guevara As many of you already know, original Orange County Track Club member Vince Sweetser will retire this year from the Post Office and relocate to HAWAII in December. … read more
Conversation of the Day Someone asks me, “You’re not going to run barefoot, are you?” I answer, “Of course!”Another young man claims he saw a guy run barefoot at a trail marathon in Napa Valley last year. I admit, “That … read more
