Running Barefoot

The drive up to San Francisco, if not forgetable, was memorable, at least for the fact that the three of us leaving from southern California, each forgot something.
I forgot my bag of food, in the refrigerator, as my wife texted me shortly after we were on the road.
Tiffany forgot to wake up. So after I […]

Each morning Michael Sandler wakes promptly at 2:50 a.m. With camera in hand and his two dogs by his side, Sandler heads out to the mountain foothills. As the stars fade away and the sun rises in vivid shades of pink and orange, he kicks off his shoes and, for the next two to four […]

My name is Victor, and today is the day that I started running barefoot! Tomorrow is my birthday, and I wanted to start something awesome, so I set off on an adventure online and ended up with barefoot running after looking at FiveFingers shoes.
Today I ran 1 mile to my gym, relaxed, then ran another […]

I grew up barefoot, take my shoes off all the time, and my parents always said I’d catch pneumonia and die from running around without shoes.  I’m so glad I found this…I still get comments around the neighborhood, but now my knees don’t hurt any more.  It’s nice at 40 to get back to some […]

Everything they have told you about running shoes is wrong. The Human body is more intelligent than technology. This coming spring 2009 a shoe will come out that is based completely on natural motion. There is a reason why the Kenyans are the fastest people on Earth. Geuss what…it’s not coming from a running company […]

Plainwell, Michigan,

Plainwell Island City Festival 5K website

KenBob, Karin, and Jim

Fred was warming up Running Barefoot in the parking lot, and decided to run his first barefoot race today.

Jim, Fred, Karin, KenBob

Jim, Karin, KenBob - feet after 5K race

Jim was the first barefoot runner to cross the finish line, at 17:51

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Richland, Michigan
After running barefoot for 37:11.85 Jim Weber was the first runner, and the first barefoot runner to cross the finish line at this year’s 10K Lindsay’s Race.
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Apparently, the only people that who say being barefoot is bad are the ones that sell shoes, inserts and orthotics.  THis article is on the front page of Yahoo! right now.
Get in Step With Summer Foot Care
- SATURDAY, June 21 (HealthDay News) — Summer is here, and many of you will be kicking off your shoes […]

When I was 12 my mom and I joined  a running club. I have always hated shoes…find them uncomfortable and confining. The leaders of the club said it was fine…I could run barefoot if I wanted to. I was fast and never missed a run which were 3 times a week.

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July 19

8:20 a.m - PNW RunningBarefoot Road Championships (3.3 miles)
2:00 p.m. - RunningBarefoot Clinic (Green Lake Bathhouse)

July 20 (11:00 a.m.) - PNW RunningBarefoot Trail Championships (3.1 miles)

We’ve hosted Barefoot Kenbob, Barefoot Todd and others in the road race and trail run divisions at our annual RunningBarefoot Festival here in the Pacific Northwet plus local soles […]