Barefoot Friends,
I've been running sans shoes for about 10 months and usually run 4.5 milesevery other day. While on business in West Virginia, I greatly enjoyed running barefoot through the beautiful historic towns.In Shepherdstown, WV, Ihad the opportunity to visit Two Rivers Treads and truly enjoyed the family atmosphere andgenuine runners who work there! Dr. Mark Cucuzzella offers free clinics on running 101, injury prevention, and barefoot running. I highly recommend them!
Some of the towns have older roads, red brick sidewalks, and occasional glass shards (no explanation there)that can turn the soles of bare feet into hamburger.Recent 100+ degree daysmade the black top roads very toasty, so I went back to Two Rivers Treads to buy my first pair of KSO's. I put the shoes on, paid for them,and literally ran out.They were filming a Newton Running Commercial outside, which was far more fun to be in than listening to a marathon runner/chi running instructorexplain the importance of proper fit.
I later explained to Tom Shantz, one of the Shoe Guys, that I had a blister and may need to return the shoes. Tom refunded the money andthen refused to sell me a different pair of shoes until afterthe blister heals."It is the only way to ensure a proper fit when we put you in another pair of shoes," Tom told me. Tom then spent close to an hour, 20 minutes of which was after the store was closed, to share the benefits of a number of different minimalist running shoes. Wow! I learned more in that hour with Tom and during the barefoot running clinic withMark than I have in 10 months.Theytruly believe in what they are doing.
Run lightly,
Barefoot Dad
I've been running sans shoes for about 10 months and usually run 4.5 milesevery other day. While on business in West Virginia, I greatly enjoyed running barefoot through the beautiful historic towns.In Shepherdstown, WV, Ihad the opportunity to visit Two Rivers Treads and truly enjoyed the family atmosphere andgenuine runners who work there! Dr. Mark Cucuzzella offers free clinics on running 101, injury prevention, and barefoot running. I highly recommend them!
Some of the towns have older roads, red brick sidewalks, and occasional glass shards (no explanation there)that can turn the soles of bare feet into hamburger.Recent 100+ degree daysmade the black top roads very toasty, so I went back to Two Rivers Treads to buy my first pair of KSO's. I put the shoes on, paid for them,and literally ran out.They were filming a Newton Running Commercial outside, which was far more fun to be in than listening to a marathon runner/chi running instructorexplain the importance of proper fit.
I later explained to Tom Shantz, one of the Shoe Guys, that I had a blister and may need to return the shoes. Tom refunded the money andthen refused to sell me a different pair of shoes until afterthe blister heals."It is the only way to ensure a proper fit when we put you in another pair of shoes," Tom told me. Tom then spent close to an hour, 20 minutes of which was after the store was closed, to share the benefits of a number of different minimalist running shoes. Wow! I learned more in that hour with Tom and during the barefoot running clinic withMark than I have in 10 months.Theytruly believe in what they are doing.
Run lightly,
Barefoot Dad
