My IBRD experience.

[Barefoot Gentile]

I planned a running event meet-up, but realized I was running a half marathon that day as well. Luckily no one responded to the event.

I ran a half marathon in Redding, CT with a time of 1:47:13 placed 72 out of 470 runners. Hilly course and gravel roads, which came to me as surprise but being a barefoot runner you need to expect the unexpected. The gravel roads were very challenging at one point it consisted of sharp golf ball rocks, honestly I have no clue how I got over them, that's why I love the adrenaline you get in a race atmosphere. It was a fun race and was glad to be representing on IBRD.

Here are some pics.

 

[Barefoot Everett]

Nice work!

 

[Barefoot Dama]

I planned a running event meet-up, but realized I was running a half marathon that day as well. Luckily no one responded to the event.

I ran a half marathon in Redding, CT with a time of 1:47:13 placed 72 out of 470 runners. Hilly course and gravel roads, which came to me as surprise but being a barefoot runner you need to expect the unexpected. The gravel roads were very challenging at one point it consisted of sharp golf ball rocks, honestly I have no clue how I got over them, that's why I love the adrenaline you get in a race atmosphere. It was a fun race and was glad to be representing on IBRD.

Here are some pics.

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Nice job on the race Adam. Congrats!

 

[Barefoot Gentile]

Thanks Dama!

 

[barefootn]

Ouch! Ouch! Great job, congratulations.

 

[Barefoot TJ]

The grass looks lovely!

 

[happysongbird]

hmmm now I feel like a wimp for wearing my mocs for my upcoming half, but since I am a wimp AND everyone has their own levvel of progess, I'm just going to stick to being a wimp for now! Regardless, I am inspired by your report and will keep working on my barefoot toughness.

 

[Entrenamiento Natural]

Looks great !!!

 

[mokaman]

Nice running Adam!

hmmm now I feel like a wimp for wearing my mocs for my upcoming half, but since I am a wimp AND everyone has their own levvel of progess, I'm just going to stick to being a wimp for now!

Wimps don't run half marathons at all!

 

[Barefoot Gentile]

Thanks all. Yeah no such thing as wimps in this place!!!

 

[SillyC]

Well done, Adam! That's a smokin' fast time!

 

[Barefoot Gentile]

Thanks Heather, and a huge contracts to you on your 50 miler! Mighty impressive!

 

[SillyC]

Aww, thanks! Only down side was that I didn't get to participate in IBRD..... I ran 3 miles to try to loosen up, but I wasn't too sure what was going on with my plantar skin (it's fine), so I didn't go bare. I'm going out bare tonight, though!

 

[ThomDavid]

Great job! If that gravel slowed you down, your time didn't show it. Alternatively, how much faster would you have run on a regular old road?

In any event, you done good!

 

[Zetti]

Nice race. Way to represent even on gravel
Still not easy with adrenaline

 

[Barefoot Gentile]

Great job! If that gravel slowed you down, your time didn't show it. Alternatively, how much faster would you have run on a regular old road?

In any event, you done good!

Thanks! I was shooting for a solid 8:00 pace, but just didn't maintain it. After the second off road section, I was at a 8:10 pace and just didn't have enough steam to push it back up to 8:00. I have another half in June which i run every year, definitely shooting for 8 or maybe slightly under, we will see.