Category Archive: Barefoot

Striders- Small town Running Speciality Store- East Grand Rapids, MI

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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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Design Your Own Moc3′s – My Favorite Shoe in LIVING Color!

Red Moc3's from Soft Star Shoes- Minimalist Running Shoes

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 …

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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 …

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2nd Half Marathon – Grand Rapids

Pre Race

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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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