Striders- Small town Running Speciality Store- East Grand Rapids, Michigan When Ben Pickel was a little boy he wanted to open a shoe store. Years later his dream has come true. Over the years Ben has called the trails his home, having a passion to run that went along with a lot of talent. Running …
Category Archive: Barefoot
What about our Kids- Barefoot Transformation
What about our kids? Is it me or when it comes to all the barefoot blogs its about “It’s the right thing to do for us”. No matter how much I agree with most of these blogs I have to disagree with most of their focus. From my perception most of the barefoot bloggers are …
Invisible Shoes Special Offer
In celebration of their second anniversary, Invisible shoes is having a 25% off sale from now until November 28th. Everything is discounted, including items that are already discounted! A sweet deal on some great barefoot shoes. Please use this link to check out these shoes – (It also helps us fund our annual race)
Barefoot Runners Society – Michigan Chapter Speaks out
Barefoot Runners Society – Michigan Chapter Speaks out Guest Blog post by Troy Root – Barefoot Runners Society Michigan Chapter President I’ve been a barefoot runner for a little over a year. In that time I have gone from barely able to complete a 5k race to having completed my first marathon, and mostly barefoot …
Grand Rapids Marathon 2011 – My first Repeat Race
Grand RapidsMarathon 2011 – My first Repeat Race No Photos sorry- (My wife posted them on her report) I can say I have a new Personal Record that really counts. The Grand Rapids Marathon last weekend represented my 2nd attempt at a road marathon. Last year the marathon represented something more. It represented a one …
Tags: 2011, 26.2, barefoot, fun, GR Marathon, grand rapids, injured, marathon, Mike Grant, minimalist shoes, personal record, pr, race, repeat, run, running, wife
Design Your Own Moc3′s – My Favorite Shoe in LIVING Color!
Design Your Own Moc3′s – My Favorite Shoe in LIVING Color! “Any customer can have a car painted any colour he wants so long as it is black.”- Henry Ford Gone are the days of just black Moc3′s. After running over 100 miles in a pair of Moc3′s this fall I have come to …
Stop Babying our Kids! Its not helping
Stop Babying our Kids! Its not helping I am not surprised to read an article today about an increase in knee injuries in pediatrics. Why wouldn’t kids get more adult injuries? Kids are not kids anymore. When I grew up we could go anywhere, climb anything, and wear nothing on our feet. If we got …
Tags: baby, babying, barefoot, children, foot binding, hurt kids, injury, kids, kids hurt, pediatrics, protecting kids, shoes, torture
2nd Half Marathon – Grand Rapids
Barefoot, Days to remember, Emily's World, Lily's View, Product Review, Race Report, Training
October 19, 2011
by Emily
This past Sunday I ran my second in my life half marathon in Grand Rapids, Michigan. I look back over the past 32 years of my life and am amazed at the depth of change from just this past one year. Who would have thought I’d run a half marathon? Who would have thought I’d …
Tags: barefoot running, Compression, family, fun, Grand Rapids Kid's Marathon, Grand Rapids Marathon, Helen Devos Children's Marathon, marathon, Marathon Quotes, Marathon Signs, michigan, minimalist, Posters, race, race report, running, running gear, running shoe, Sayings, sweaty bands, SweatyBands, women's review, Zensah Sleeves
Eight Days till Grand Rapids Marathon
Eight Days till Grand Rapids Marathon Its only eight days till the running of the Grand Rapids Marathon and again I am not ready. Its not that I can’t run the distance, or that I feel I am going to fail. Its the little things. I signed up for the race after my wife decided to …
Tags: 26.2, barefoot, grand rapids, Joy of running, marathon, race, running
Free at last! – Unwired and running…
Free at last! – Unwired and running… “Free at last; free at last; thank God Almighty we are free at last.” Martin Luther King For the past six weeks I have bombarded you with “Wired Shut” articles and stories about me running with it wired shut as if it was a big deal. At first …
Tags: first meal, Food, free, freedom, fun, Jaw, not running, perspective, Shut, unwired, Wired
Recent Posts
What were talking about
Emily’s Gear
RSS Blogroll
- Alone Together iRunFar.com, February 23, 2012
- Urbex Barefoot Living, February 22, 2012
- Alternate Posting Locations: War Stories or Field Anecdotes Everyday EMS Tips, February 22, 2012
- Falling Short of Expectations.. and Rising to Meet Them iRunFar.com, February 22, 2012
- Finding a Balance: Running for the Right Reasons RunStreet, February 22, 2012
- Sh*t Runners Say to Barefoot Runners Natural Running Center, February 22, 2012
- CamelBak Ultra LR Vest Review Running and Rambling, February 22, 2012
- Nike Flyknit Racer: New Ultralight Road Racing Shoe Runblogger, February 21, 2012
- What’s Been on My Feet Lately? – Preview of Three Minimalist Road Shoes From New Balance, Merrell, and Adidas Runblogger, February 21, 2012
- Nike Free 4.0 v2 and Nike Free 3.0 v4 Preview Photos Runblogger, February 21, 2012



From the Peanut Gallery- Recent Comments