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
Summary Nice grassy meadows, some patches of snow, some gravelly service roads. Everyone else rushed to remove their shoes after the race. I didn’t wear any. My feet felt great – especially after I finished soaking them… Statistics 50.00 Kilometer … read more
Summary The important thing about this race, wasn’t that I beat my target time by 7 minutes… it’s how good I looked in the picture! (I’m the guy with the beard) Statistics 13.10 Mile 01:25:04 (official time) Personal Record 1 … read more
Summary This was a nice fun run … sort of Story Some fellow (and fellowess) friends from A Snail’s Pace Running Club invited me to an 18 mile “fun” trail run. The day before the run Tammy called me up … read more
Summary Run that way, down this road at the bottom of the canyon. When you get to the trail on the right, turn. Run up the side of the canyon for nearly 3 miles, then turn around and come back. … read more
Summary Second mile was the fastest timed mile of my life (5:16 downhill) Statistics 5.00 Kilometer 00:18:06 (official time) Personal Record 2 Barefoot 5.00 Kilometer races from 1998 to 1998/04/19 6 Barefoot races (any distance) from 1998 to 1998/04/19 My … read more
My First Barefoot Marathon …and the second marathon of my life, 10 and a half years after finishing my first marathon (with shoes), and deciding I never needed to do that again! Statistics 26.20 Mile 04:34:00 Personal Record (official time) … read more
Story Finished 2nd in my age division several minutes behind fellow A Snail’s Pace Running Club elite runner, Dave Parsel (who often trains barefoot). Statistics Bib = 172 10.00 Kilometer 00:38:25 (official time) Personal Record 1 Barefoot 10.00 Kilometer races … read more
Summary Well, once I lost my shoes, it was bound to happen, I started running faster! Mostly because I was able to run more, and get in better shape, because running became more enjoyable post-shoes… Statistics First age group win … read more
Summary Ran for one hour of 24-hour relay, finished 8 miles. Statistics 1 hour 8 miles 24-hour relay Goldenwest College Track Huntington Beach CA Story Showed up to support A Snail’s Pace Running Club team, but ran as a substitute … read more
