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3/4/2010Be a Part of a World Record Attempt!- Most Barefoot Runners in a Single Race...
Guinness just confirmed our attempt to set
the World Record for most barefoot runners in a single race!!!
The race will be the
Fifth Third Riverbank Run in Grand Rapids, MI on May 8th,
2010. There are three distances- 5k, 10k and 25k.
Read more... 3/3/2010Terra Plana Vivo Barefoot Lucy ReviewTerra Plana Vivo Barefoot's "Lucy" shoe is a woman's shoe designed to be an alternative to being barefoot. Yes, I am a male. No, I did not actually test the shoe... my wife Shelly did. She is a recent barefoot running convert that was suffering for a problem that plagues many barefoot runners: what to wear when shoes are required. Shelly, like me, is a teacher. We have the freedom to kick off our shoes during class, but still need something to wear when walking through the hallways and outside. This is especially true during out harsh Michigan winters. 3/02/2010Barefoot Runner Meetup at Fifth Third Riverbank Run in Grand Rapids, MI on May 8thAre you a barefoot or minimalist shoe runner looking to meet others? Join us for this awesome event! We're still planning the specific details, but it promises to be a great time! Find details here! 2/27/2010"The Barefoot Running Guide" giveaway!
I'm still trying to build my collection of information regarding
barefoot running (and ultras) on this blog and my Barefoot
Running University website. In an effort to spread the word,
I'm going to give away copies of my
"The Barefoot Running Guide" ebook to those that help me
out. There are three ways to get a copy:
1. If you have a website or blog, add a link to this blog (http://barefootjason.blogspot.com)
and my website (http://barefootrunninguniversity.com)
to your website or blog. Once the link is added, send me the
link to your site to this address: robillardj "at" gmail "dot"
com. I will send you the ebook in the return email. If your
site or blog is barefoot or ultra-related, I'll add it to my BRU
links as well. If you are an RD, I can add your ultramarathon
to my calendars, too. If you already have links to both, send
me your address and I'll send you a copy!
2. Recruit five "friends" for my blog (http://barefootjason.blogspot.com/).
All you have to do is send me an email of the screen names of
the five people you recruited at the same email as above.
3. Recruit 20 "fans" for my
Barefoot Running University fan page on Facebook. Once you
recruit 20, send me an email to the address above with the FB
names of your 20 recruits.
I'll keep this going until Friday, March 5th at midnight. 2/26/2010Vibram Five Fingers KSO review
Vibrams's Five Fingers KSO is the current gold-standard by which
all other minimalist shoes are measured. I have used this shoe
extensively for about three years in many different conditions.
It is my default gym shoe, my winter running shoe, my
asphalt-too-hot-for-barefoot shoe, and the shoe I wore to finish
my first 100 mile race in September of 2009. This model has
served me well and is still my preferred minimalist shoe, but
does suffer from some minor faults that prevent it from being
the Holy Grail of minimalist running shoes.
2/25/2010Ultramarathons for Lazy Runners: Chapter Three- Can I run ultras if I'm already a slow runner?There's a myth that runners have to be good to run
ultramarathons. By "good" I mean fast. Sure, many ultrarunners are
blazing fast in shorter races. It's not a prerequisite, though. It's
entirely possible to be turtle-slow and still finish an ultra. I would
go out on a limb and say it may be advantageous to be slow. 2/24/2010Barefoot Ultramarathon runner running 24 hours for hungerLeif Rustvold, one of the few other barefoot ultrarunners here in the US, is running in the Pacific Rim One Day Run to benefit the Oregon Food Bank. The best part- he's doing it barefoot! Leif ran the Hundred in the Hood 100 miler last September in Vibrams... the same day I ran the Hallucination 100 in Vibrams. He ran a marathon the next weekend while I was still hobbling up stairs. Check out his Distance Minimally blog for more info. |
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