Blog entries by Smelph

so following in the footsteps of damn near everyone I know I have taken the plunge into blogging over at http://BarefootRoot.blogspot.com. I've really been enjoying the writing I've been doing the last few months (book reviews, race reports, training blogs for the Kalamazoo Gazette) and decided...

Tomorrow I'll be getting up nice and early to run a marathon. The first Kalamazoo Marathon, my first marathon, and I will be running it barefoot. In my drop bag (my wife will be wroking the 12 mile aid station) I have a pair of cusioned shoes as an emergency 'chute to get me across the finish...

Hey everybody! For those who haven't noticed, and for a while I was posting links every week, my local newspaper has been following me and several other runners as we prepare for the inaugural Kalamazoo Marathon on May 8th. They have only covered the last couple months, so they don't have the...

I'm new to blogging in general but thought this story could bear telling for people like me who are tackling their first winter. Over the last few weeks I've been running in temperatures ranging from 25-35 degrees (F) and have had no problems. In fact, a couple days ago I did almost 4 miles...