Hello Sasquatches,
I hope the fall weather is finding you all well and been able to log some miles.
There are some exciting events going on this weekend here in New York City. It’s the first NYC Barefoot Run and you bet your barefeet I will be there bright and early with bells on! I am extremely excited for this event and will have the opportunity to participate in education, training, socializing and last but not least some running!
There will be training clinics in Central Park during the day on Saturday and one of the leader’s will be Barefoot Ted. I cannot wait to meet this crazy guy in my favorite part of NYC! He was one of the first barefoot runners to be sponsored by VFF’s. Sunday is the run which is held at Governs Island. This is a part of NYC that I have never been too and am looking forward to both the ferry ride and run on the island.
The crew of leaders:
* Jason Robillard will be running a marathon
* Dan Lieberman will be running 18-20 miles
* Barefoot Ted will be exploring different surfaces on the island, changing directions, running in a pack, changing pack leaders, and changing speeds.
* Erwan Le Corre will be leading a MovNat-style “run”, which may include crawling, lifting, balancing, and other natural movements.
I’m looking forward to the training and tips from the event. I am hoping to come out of this to be running completely barefoot. I did take the VFF’s off the other day in the park and ran about a ½ mile on my bare feet. It felt good, but the park is also very clean and free of debris. At the moment I have over 803 miles on my first pair of VFF’s and I am going to wear them until I cannot wear them!
I will update after the exciting events of the weekend!
Have a good one!
