Ken Bob, Vanessa, Ginger, Shacky, Todd, Herman
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 any official aid stations nearby, so many 4+ hour marathoners enjoyed the fact that we had some food and water available.
Statistics
- 26.2 miles
Related Links
- Vanessa Runs
- Run Jester Run
- Barefoot Todd
- Report at PsychoHerman.com
- Bobby Porter (world’s oldest stunt double for children)
- Surf City Marathon website
Gallery
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- Lead Runner #53
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- Second runner #1073
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- Ken Bob’s friend Enrique
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- Ken Bob’s friend, Bobby Porter (world’s oldest stunt double for children)
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- Barefoot Runner #1281 Alberto Perusset, Malibu CA
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- Barefoot Runner #1281 Alberto Perusset, Malibu CA
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- Barefoot Runner #1281 Alberto Perusset, Malibu CA
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- Barefoot Runner #1281 Alberto Perusset, Malibu CA
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- Barefoot Runner #1281 Alberto Perusset, Malibu CA
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- Vibram Runner #2931 Cassidi Reese, Ridgegrest CA
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- Barefoot Runner #2045 Huy T Phan, Irvine CA
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- Barefoot Runner #2045 Huy T Phan, Irvine CA
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- Barefoot surfer running
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- Barefoot Runner #2045 Huy T Phan, Irvine CA
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- Barefoot Runner #3690
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- Barefoot Runner #3690
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- Ran 15 miles barefoot before donning Vibrams
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- Todd and Dennis (before barefoot)
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- Barefoot Runner #3690
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- Barefoot Runner #3690
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- Todd and Dennis
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- Dennis and Todd
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- Todd and Dennis
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- Todd and Dennis
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- Todd and Dennis
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- Barefoot girls (not running marathon)
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- Todd and Dennis
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- Todd and Dennis
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- Ken Bob, Vanessa, Ginger, Shacky, Todd, Herman
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- Ken Bob, Vanessa, Ginger, Shacky, Todd, Herman
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- Ken Bob, Vanessa, Ginger, Shacky, Todd, Herman
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- Ken Bob, Vanessa, Ginger, Shacky, Todd, Herman
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- Ed Ettinghausen, Run Jester, Run!
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- Ken Bob’s neighbor, Graham training for Honolulu Marathon
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- Vibram runner
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- Runner carrying child on shoulders
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- Hurache runner #2801
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- Barefoot Ken Bob’s wife, Cathy
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- Barefoot Ken Bob’s wife, Cathy
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- Barefoot runner
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- #3190 Dianne Area of Santa Ana CA, left shoes back at mile #9 (right shoe too)
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- #3190 Dianne Area of Santa Ana CA, left shoes back at mile #9 (right shoe too)
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- #3190 Dianne Area of Santa Ana CA, left shoes back at mile #9 (right shoe too)
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- Barefoot female runner
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- Barefoot female runner
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- Barefoot dogs
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- Barefoot surfer
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- Todd and barefoot runner #3690, Thanh Phan, Anaheim CA
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- Barefoot Surfer, running
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- Barefoot Surfer, running
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- Barefoot runner #3690, Thanh Phan, Anaheim CA
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- VanessaRuns.com handing out oranges to Maniacs
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- BarefootTodd.com
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- #3507 If your shoes hurt, remove them! Heather Smiddy, Tracy, CA
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- #3507 If your shoes hurt, remove them! Heather Smiddy, Tracy, CA
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- #3507 If your shoes hurt, remove them! Heather Smiddy, Tracy, CA
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- #3507 If your shoes hurt, remove them! Heather Smiddy, Tracy, CA
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- #3507 If your shoes hurt, remove them! Heather Smiddy, Tracy, CA
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- VanessaRuns.com and PsychoHerman.com
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- #3815, Friend of Ken Bob and Todd, Dana Mosell, Walnut CA
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- Lead runner, Tyler Sewald, Greely CO finshed first place: 2:29:38
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- Lead runner, Tyler Sewald, Greely CO finshed first place: 2:29:38
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- Lead runner, Tyler Sewald, Greely CO finshed first place: 2:29:38
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- Lead runner, Tyler Sewald, Greely CO finshed first place: 2:29:38
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- Barefoot dog, not running the marathon
more pictures coming
Ughh. I thought it was next week 2/10! I really wanted to stop down. Really sorry I missed the chance to hang and help out. If I bring a copy of the book to a regular run is an autograph still possible?
Thanks and congrats to all the finishers (especially the BF ones!)
Chris
Absolutely.
Thank you, Ken Bob and Todd and everyone, for being there with us, barefooters. Your presence lifted my spirit up at miles 21-22 when the energy was getting low, the ache and pain were getting intense, and the soles were getting sore. I wish I had more time with you guys!!! — Huy T Phan, a barefooter in Irvine, CA.
Everyone looks so wonderful. Love to see my friends in pictures, since I can’t see them in person.
Seems like this non-barefoot specific race had more barefoot runners than any other I’ve seen. To me, that’s progress.
And, you have a boo-boo in the title, Ken Bob. It should say 2013, not 2003. Hee.
-TJ
Awesome to see you there guys!!! I was so happy to meet my barefoot friends at the mile 21. What a wonderful sorprise!! We will all be in LA….!!!
TJ, Thanks, fixed the boo boo.
We encouraged people to get a little “taste” of barefooting, as they passed by. Todd and I had written in chalk on the path, to lose the shoes for a free photo on the way back (we were just 1/4 mile or so from the turnaround). So many of the people had only barefooted a small bit. Several others had removed their shoes much earlier due to pain. In any case, it seems like this is a good way of promoting barefooting, plus we got to help out fellow runners, shod or not.
Albert,
I don’t have any plans to be in Los Angeles for the marathon. Too expensive. Though perhaps I could set up the canopy along the course like we did at Surf City?
Love that! Good idea. We can go to races and encourage people to try it barefoot…at least for a little bit, so they can get a taste of it. Ha! -TJ
Yeah, set up the canopy at LA marathon! That would fantastic! Post where you’ll be if you decide to do it. I’ll bring my camera and be ready to help out/cheer the BFers.
Chris
If someone will provide bags of oranges, bananas, apples, etc, and bottled water, I will bring the BarefootRunning.com canopy to the Los Angeles Marathon.
I’m thinking somewhere on the greenbelt on San Vincente, maybe between Bundy and 26th street (around mile 23).
Any thoughts
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