Hi fellow barefoot runners.
I thought that it was time for me to join the barefoot running community!
I have been almost 100% barefoot since 1999. I have been running informally since then as part of my efforts to keep fit. In the early days I would run on the streets of Cardiff, Wales, often at night so that others would not see! For the last 9 years I have lived in a small village in Southern England. No one here has ever seen me with anything on my feet and I have gained a degree of notoriety as I volunteer for the village community farm which has received considerable publcity in the past.
I work as an xray doctor where I use birkenstocks when I am with patients. The staff are used to seeing me barefoot!
I particularly enjoy barefoot travel and hiking, having completed several barefoot trecking vacations. To combine my interests in running, barefooting and travel, I plan to participate in the India barefoot half marathon in November so I will need to increase my usual running distance of 6 miles. I usually run in the nature reserve behind my village so the surfaces are varied and natural. There are also some hills to get me fitter!
I hope to get encouragement from this group and would like to meet other barefoot runners. Maybe several of us can get together in Mumbai in November!
I thought that it was time for me to join the barefoot running community!
I have been almost 100% barefoot since 1999. I have been running informally since then as part of my efforts to keep fit. In the early days I would run on the streets of Cardiff, Wales, often at night so that others would not see! For the last 9 years I have lived in a small village in Southern England. No one here has ever seen me with anything on my feet and I have gained a degree of notoriety as I volunteer for the village community farm which has received considerable publcity in the past.
I work as an xray doctor where I use birkenstocks when I am with patients. The staff are used to seeing me barefoot!
I particularly enjoy barefoot travel and hiking, having completed several barefoot trecking vacations. To combine my interests in running, barefooting and travel, I plan to participate in the India barefoot half marathon in November so I will need to increase my usual running distance of 6 miles. I usually run in the nature reserve behind my village so the surfaces are varied and natural. There are also some hills to get me fitter!
I hope to get encouragement from this group and would like to meet other barefoot runners. Maybe several of us can get together in Mumbai in November!
