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Maxwell Hoffman, Ken Bob Saxton, Bill Hoffman, and Liam Hoffman

Barefoot running is fun – no really

Maxwell Hoffman, Ken Bob Saxton, Bill Hoffman, and Liam Hoffman

Maxwell Hoffman, Ken Bob Saxton, Bill Hoffman, and Liam Hoffman


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. The father of the modern barefoot movement Barefoot Ken Saxton was going to be there. He is mentioned in “Born to Run” as the one that trained Ted McDonald otherwise known as barefoot Ted.”

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Boston Barefoot Running Festival (2012 April 14-15) Boston MA

  Summary Presented by New England Barefoot Runners and the Barefoot Runners Society Statistics 2 days of fun and informative events Boston Marathon weekend Ken Bob Saxton and Roy M. Wallack, authors; Barefoot Running Step by Step L. Daniel Howell, … read more

Moving Forward, an Introduction to Barefoot Running

Boston Barefoot Running Festival

Summary The goal of running is simply to move the body forward. The goal of running barefoot is to make that process comfortable for our bare soles, which eliminates injurious stresses and strains on, not only the soles of our … read more