Have a fun and safe day. Now, go out there and REPRESENT!
Be sure to report with pictures and number of attendees here: https://www.thebarefootrunners.org/forums/ibrd™-international-barefoot-running-day™.16/
- Thread starter Barefoot TJ
- Start date
Happy International Barefoot Running Day!
- Thread starter Barefoot TJ
- Start date
Have a fun and safe day. Now, go out there and REPRESENT!
Thanks, TJ!
We had a great IBRD in Marburg again.
Our group was a bit smaller than in the last years due to a national holiday on 1st May, but
weather had just-in-time become dry, sunny and moderately warm,
so here is my
Short Report
on the 4th Marburg Barefoot-Running Workshop
in the framework of the 6th International Barefoot Running Day (IBRD)
on Sunday, 1st May, 2016
Local Host: Laufschule Marburg (The Marburg Running School)
Organizing team: Martin Güngerich (gueng), Susann Hinz (SusHi), Emelie Landmann, Tabea Wagner
Meeting point: Rosenparksteg / Anneliese-Pohl-Allee in Marburg, State of Hesse, Germany
Starting time: 11:00 a.m. (CEST)
Programme
Distance run: 6.5 km. 10 of 13 participants ran the whole route barefoot.
Running surfaces: asphalt and concrete pavement of different qualities, cobblestone, forest trail
Photos to be found on
http://gueng.bplaced.net/Galerien/16-05-01_IBRD/Thumbnails.html
(Please feel free to move my post to a dedicated report thread later.)
We had a great IBRD in Marburg again.
Our group was a bit smaller than in the last years due to a national holiday on 1st May, but
weather had just-in-time become dry, sunny and moderately warm,
so here is my
Short Report
on the 4th Marburg Barefoot-Running Workshop
in the framework of the 6th International Barefoot Running Day (IBRD)
on Sunday, 1st May, 2016
Local Host: Laufschule Marburg (The Marburg Running School)
Organizing team: Martin Güngerich (gueng), Susann Hinz (SusHi), Emelie Landmann, Tabea Wagner
Meeting point: Rosenparksteg / Anneliese-Pohl-Allee in Marburg, State of Hesse, Germany
Starting time: 11:00 a.m. (CEST)
Programme
- Distribution of light backpacks for shoe transportation including packed lunches to the participants.
- Welcome by Martin Güngerich; short note on the Marburg Running School, the BRS and the ideas behind IBRD.
- Introductory talk (Susann Hinz, Martin Güngerich): Biomechanical and sensomotor advantages of barefoot running; direct influences on foot health.
- Run through the Marburg city centre, residential areas and the adjacent forest, paused several times by short notes:
- Instructions for healthy running form (Susann Hinz)
- Demonstration of co-ordinative workouts (Martin Güngerich)
- How to deal with (perceived) risks of barefoot running (Martin Güngerich)
- Advantages and disadvantages of different terrains (Tabea Wagner)
- Barefoot at running competitions - what to consider? (Martin Güngerich)
- Barefoot running in the dark and in winter (Susann Hinz)
- Return to the starting point at 1:05 p.m.;
conclusion of the workshop with drinks and snacks.
Distance run: 6.5 km. 10 of 13 participants ran the whole route barefoot.
Running surfaces: asphalt and concrete pavement of different qualities, cobblestone, forest trail
Photos to be found on
http://gueng.bplaced.net/Galerien/16-05-01_IBRD/Thumbnails.html
(Please feel free to move my post to a dedicated report thread later.)
hello,
In Belgium, very cold for the season, but what a nice IBRD!
3 attendees, including the girl
(probably the youngest of all BRS!!!)
10K
have a look:
In Belgium, very cold for the season, but what a nice IBRD!
3 attendees, including the girl
(probably the youngest of all BRS!!!)
10K
have a look:
I had a wonderful IBRD experience in Utah. I posted a blog with pics.
https://www.thebarefootrunners.org/entries/my-first-ibrd-experience.1221/
https://www.thebarefootrunners.org/entries/my-first-ibrd-experience.1221/
