Buy the Cheap Bike: A Lesson in Simplicity

My friend Trisha is on the brink of moving to California. In the process, she’s buying a bike and asked her Facebook friends for a bike suggestion. The suggestions were predictable- buy a Trek, Specialized, Cannondale… whatever. Many recommended going to a bike shop to get fitted.

I recommended a Huffy from Walmart.

Was I serious? A bike from Walmart?!?

Indeed!

Here’s my rationale:

1. You save money. The bike will cost a Read More...

Win a Copy of the New “The Barefoot Running Book”

On August 28th, the newest edition of The Barefoot Running Book (Plume, 2012) will be released!The book has new content including new tips, refined methods, expanded exercise pics, and a host of other changes. This edition also has an index (got lots of requests for that one)!

I’m looking for a good slogan to use for a Facebook status update. If you have a good slogan, share it and you could win a free Read More...

The Barefoot Running Book News

By now, many of you have probably picked up on my references to my news regarding The Barefoot Running Book.  The book has been picked up by Plume Publishers, an imprint of the Penguin Group.

A few months ago, I was in the process of researching methods to have the book translated and exported to various non-English countries.  Up to this point, I had done all publishing and distribution myself.  It wasn’t too difficult, but did pose Read More...

Barefoot and Natural Running Form: How Do I Know If I’m Doing It Right?

Here a few quick, simple methods to check your running form.  If you’re brand-new, check out this article:

http://barefootrunninguniversity.com/barefoot-running/

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Check out my book, which is available as a free pdf here:

http://robillardadventures.com/2011/06/14/the-barefoot-running-book-ebook-giveaway/

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Buy the dead tree version here:

The Barefoot Running Book: Second Edition

Anyway, let’s assume you’ve learned the basics.  How do you know you’re doing it right?  Here are the “tests” I use Read More...

Now That You Have The Barefoot Running Book…

Thank you to those of you that helped spread the word about the second edition of The Barefoot Running Book and agreed with my goals I outlined in the last post.  At the time of this writing, it was downloaded approximately 7,000 times.  I have to admit, this was much more than I anticipated, which is awesome!

Some people expressed guilt about downloading it for free.  For those of you that downloaded it, please do not Read More...

Why Barefoot Running University?

I’ve been getting this question a lot lately, mostly in interviews.  It has been awhile since I detailed why I created BRU, so here it goes!

Why BRU?

I have an agenda.  I want to redefine the way we think about running. I want to destroy the idea that we need cushioned, motion control shoes to jog around the block.  I want to create a renaissance of “natural” running form whether it involves minimalist shoes or Read More...