B.C. 9-year-old runs a mountain half-marathon barefoot
By Canadian Running Magazine
he Emperor’s Challenge is a 20 km race up and down Babcock Mountain in the Tumbler Ridge UNESCO Global Geopark in northeastern British Columbia. After being cancelled for two years during the pandemic, the race was back in person this year on Aug. 6, with a new, more technical route offering more scenic views. According to the Alaska Highway News, Jacob Funk, who is only nine, completed the race–not the 2K or 4K kids’ race, but the whole 20 km–and he did it in bare feet.
This was Funk’s first half-marathon, and he received a trophy for being the race’s youngest finisher. He doesn’t get to keep it, but it will have his name engraved on it
“I just don’t like shoes and socks,” he said.
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B.C. 9-year-old runs a mountain half-marathon barefoot - Canadian Running Magazine
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Barefoot in the Geopark: nine-year-old runs half marathon with no shoes or socks
North Shore News
Nine-year-old Jacob Funk decided to take his first Emperor's Challenge this year to the next level – running the entire half marathon barefoot.
