The Accidental Barefoot Runner – From Zero Running to Barefoot Marathon in 10 Months and Beyond
By HappySongBird
When 15 year old Chandler Prohl’s mom signed him up for the 2012 Race to Robie Creek half marathon (13.1 miles) he was not a runner. His mom had run several races, including a couple of half marathons, though, and would give him training guidance. But Chandler had always hated shoes. Since he thought he needed some for running, he went shopping and found some Vibram Five Fingers and began 4 months of half serious training. He ran 3 to 4 times a week, only getting up to an 8 mile distance a couple of times right before the race. His Vibrams had been giving him blisters in the side of his foot near his toes, so he switched to regular tennis shoes for the race. He had a respectable finish time of 2 hours and 36 minutes, which is almost a 12 minute mile pace. He came away from the experience thinking, “Hey, running is pretty fun, but I need to do it without shoes!” For more, please visit: http://dailyimprovisations.com/the-...to-barefoot-marathon-in-10-months-and-beyond/
