This year marked the first annual Naked Foot 5K here in Seattle. Since I would be participating in the triathlon the following day, my husband was the only one to run this race. Over the past few weeks, he has been experimenting with short jaunts completely barefoot. He normally runs 3-9 miles per run in his Lunaâ„¢ Sandals, which has really toughened up his feet. In addition, he wears his Correct Toesâ„¢ with the Lunasâ„¢. It looks like this (these are my feet):
For the Naked Foot 5K, he decided to go all the way and run barefoot! I was super impressed, but worried since he hadn’t actually run more than probably a mile barefoot.
He finished, and said, “Ouch!”
Congratulations, Adam! You have inspired me to run real barefoot!
p.s. When running barefoot for the first few times, it is best to carry your shoes just in case – especially in case of small rocks 🙂
Tags: barefoot running