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  1. ghose

    ...not so new here

    Hi people! Registered: 2016 :rolleyes: and not officially presented here :bag: I started running on my bare feet on late 2012 after about 15y shod. Slow health decline on joints, frecuent pain/soar made me wonder if I could make any change to my training and general aproach to running. So...
  2. KTR

    Pictures of the 2nd edition of the International Barefoot Trophy

    2nd edition of the International Barefoot Trophy By KTR One year ago I learnt from the news about a barefoot race that had been held somewhere not far away from my hometown, Valencia, Spain. It turns out that a barefoot enthusiast living in the small town of Segorbe, Spain, had organized a 10...
  3. KTR

    Barefoot hike at La Pedriza, Spain

    Barefoot hike at La Pedriza, Spain By KTR La Pedriza is an area belonging to Sierra Guadarrama Natural Park, in northern Madrid. The place has been very popular amongst Madrilians for years and it looks quite (so to say) "civilized". Wide trails, solid bridges across rivers and streams...
  4. KTR

    Barefoot hike at Cape Finisterre, Spain

    Finisterre, or "where the land ends". In ancient times, sailors believed there was nothing beyond this point. We spent a few days in the area and decided to hike from the village of Fisterra to Cape Finisterre lighthouse. https://goo.gl/maps/uR5ThPccpYp It was a bit less than 10 km. Most of the...
  5. KTR

    Exploring my limits - another bf hike

    Hi everyone! Just one week later after my first ever bf hike I went for another one. I enjoyed the first one so much I wanted to try again ASAP. (You can read and check pics about my previous hike here). This time I was on my own, so I did not have to worry about kids or time (other than...
  6. KTR

    My first barefoot hike

    Hi everyone! On Sunday we went for a family hike and I decided it was time to try it, right from the start I told my wife "you know what I'm going to do, right?" "Right..." So off we went. It's a popular, relatively easy trail some 65 km to the North of Madrid. It starts at 1800 m and climbs...
  7. KTR

    Photos of Madrid's 2016 North vs. South race

    Hi everyone! I took part on this race for the first time ever. In this race there are two competing teams: the North and the South. The race starts in the northern boroughs of the city and goes to the South, finishing somewhere a bit to the South form the city center. This means it goes downhill...
  8. KTR

    Volta a Peu 2016, Valencia, Spain

    I've secretly always wanted to run this race without even knowing it. When I was a kid I heard of people running this Volta a Peu popular race in my hometown. I hated sports, so I wasn't only not interested on it, but I also tried to convince myself that it was a waste of time. Who want's to...
  9. KTR

    Pictures of my first 10k

    Hey there! Here I share a few pics from before and after the race :) Unfortunately there was no one to take pictures of me while running :( Maybe they will release some official pictures of the race later. The race in numbers: 10.18 km @ 5:44 min/km according to my Garmin, for a total of 58'26"...
  10. KTR

    Getting ready for my first 10k, BF race

    Hi everyone, There's nothing better to get inspired than having a goal to accomplish, so as soon as I got into BF running, I looked for races around and found this Intercampus that takes place the next 13th of March in southern Madrid, Spain...