2017 IBRD Germany-MarburgShort Report on the 5th Marburg Barefoot-Running Workshop
in the framework of the 7th International Barefoot Running Day (IBRD)
on Sunday, 7th May, 2017
Local Host: Laufschule Marburg (The Marburg Running School)
Organizing team:
Martin Güngerich (gueng), Emelie Landmann (Emelie), Franziska Brückner, Susann Hinz (SusHi)
Meeting point: Entrance of Georg Gassmann Stadium in Marburg, State of Hesse, Germany
Starting time: 11:00 a.m. (CEST)
Programme
- Welcome by Martin Güngerich; short note on the Marburg Running School, the BRS and the ideas behind IBRD.
- Lisa-Marie-Jasper Award ceremony for Christian Lemburg.
- Distribution of light backpacks for shoe transportation to the participants.
- Introductory talk (Martin Güngerich): Biomechanical and sensomotor advantages of barefoot running; barefoot running in human evolution.
- Run through the stadium, fields and Marburg residential areas, paused several times by short notes:
- Instructions for healthy running form including co-ordinative workouts (Martin Güngerich)
- Positive health effects of barefoot running (Katrin Kusche)
- How to deal with (perceived) risks of barefoot running (Martin Güngerich)
- Advantages and disadvantages of different terrains (Martin Güngerich)
- Barefoot running under adverse conditions and treatment of minor injuries (Christian Lemburg)
- Barefoot at running competitions - what to consider? (Martin Güngerich)
- Return to the starting point at 1:45 p.m.;
conclusion of the workshop with drinks and snacks.
Distance run: 7 km.
Running surfaces: asphalt and concrete pavement of different qualities, meadow path, stadium track
Photos to be found on
http://gueng.bplaced.net/Galerien/17-05-07_IBRD/Thumbnails.html
