Running with sole
By Southern Standard
Saturday’s 40th annual Stars and Stripes Fun Run will feature a 76-year-old barefooted runner.
Jerrie Barber, the interim preacher at Central Church of Christ, will be participating in the 5K race for the second year in a row.
Barber says he’s been a runner for 52 years, but he didn’t start running barefoot until he was 65.
“It was in the fall of 2009 when I first read about barefooted running,” said Barber. “It was fun when I was 5, so why wouldn’t it be fun as an adult?”
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Running with sole
Southern Standard
Saturday's 40th annual Stars and Stripes Fun Run will feature a 76-year-old barefooted runner. Jerrie Barber, the interim preacher at Central Church ...