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Posts Tagged ‘barefoot’


2011 Pineland Farms Festival of Running

Memorial Day Weekend is the official start to Tourist Season in Maine. What better way to celebrate that then by taking part in the Pineland Farms Festival of Running? The Pineland Farms races began as a small event, and has grown to be a family friendly 2-day event that hosts around 1200 runners in 7 [...]

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2010 Weekly Back Cove 5k » Week 13 of 17

Temperatures in the upper 80s with a fair bit of humidity made things a bit toasty this week at the Back Cove 5k, but Andrew Clemence (17:13) and Christine Irish (19:56) didn’t let that slow them down as they both won their races by over a minute. 186 people finished the race on Wednesday night, [...]

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The Barefoot Running Book Contest Winner

Last week, I reviewed The Barefoot Running Book, and found that it was short, to the point, and was a great primer for somebody that is venturing out into barefoot running for the first time. Many of the lessons could easily be learned on your own, but knowing what to expect and following a plan [...]

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The Barefoot Running Book (A Review)

Jason Robillard was kind enough to send me a copy of his new book, The Barefoot Running Book, which is intended for new barefoot or minimalist shoe runner’s to help them find the proper form and learn how to run without getting injured. Overview Jason splits the book into 4 main sections for the different [...]

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Win A Copy of The Barefoot Running Book

I am giving away a free copy of The Barefoot Running Book to one lucky reader! All you need to do is leave a comment below sharing your experience (or lack thereof) with barefoot running. You have until Tuesday evening (July 13, 2010) at 8:00 pm EDT to leave your comment, after which I will [...]

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In the News: Minimalist Running, Fad or Valid Training Method?

A few weeks ago, Travis Lee from WMTW 8 News came out to our Tuesday Night Trail Run with a camera and a wireless mic. The story ran tonight on the 6:00 news: http://www.wmtw.com/video/24161892/index.html After putting on the largest barefoot/minimalist race in the country a few months ago, Maine is getting some attention as an [...]

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The Pineland Farms Barefoot 5k Video

My good friend and fellow Trail Monster Jamie Anderson wasn’t able to run on Saturday, but he brought his video camera to catch the action and put together this great video that gives you a good idea of what it was like to race in the Pineland Farms Barefoot 5k: It was a fun race, [...]

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A Quick Clip From My Barefoot 5k Race

Here’s a quick clip that my friend Stephen Wells took during this weekend’s barefoot 5k: I was getting close to the end of the race here, and had passed quite a few people from the “normal” 5k that started 10 minutes before the barefoot race. Nobody that was shod ran faster than me, since I [...]

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