You can jump around on this post (as it’s a bit long) via these links or the pagination/navigation below:
- Friday night
- Saturday discussion on the barefoot running movement
- Saturday night — video of Chris McDougall’s Q&A, Lee Saxby, and Jason Robillard
- The barefoot race!
- Post race wrap-up and more info
Post-race wrap
Anyway, the race was great. I got to run alongside Mr. McDougall and John Durant while also making new friends like Harry from Manchester. What a blast!
After the race, everyone loitered about eating avocados (an unexpected post-race “hit” it seems), drank coconut water, and got to check out the various sponsors. I actually had the wherewithal to snap a few photos:
I’m wearing my 2012 Merrell Road Gloves (the orange pair you can barely see, top left photo in the collage, right side to the left of a red pair of shoes) and will soon be testing out the VIVO BAREFOOT Ultras. Got lots more reviews coming for that matter!
Barefoot Ted was giving getting rides on his rickshaw, and I finally got to meet Tarzan Erwan Le Corre of MovNat. I also pestered a bunch of people to get a photo with me:
At least some of them got the memo: no hair is cool in the barefoot community. And then there’s Steven Sachen with his flowing locks. Jealous.
Awesomely I got to meet the James Savage (red NYCBR shirt). You might not recognize James because you’ve mostly seen his feet — he’s blogged BirthdayShoes reviews on running sandals: huaraches, the VIVO Achilles, Brancas, and Teva Zilch.
All in all, race day was a fantastic experience shared among many like-minded barefoot running enthusiasts. I’m so glad I got the chance to attend. There was even an impromptu kid’s race to demonstrate “unadulterated” barefoot style running form:
I’ll wrap this up with where you can find out more on the NYCBR. If you were there and you blogged about the race, drop me a comment so I can add your post to this list!
More on the 2011 NYC Barefoot Run!
- Yelling Stop: Achilles’ Ankle and Lee Saxby
- RunBlogger:
- Maple Grove Barefoot Guy:
- Jason Robillard: 2nd Annual NYC Barefoot Run and Merrell Barefoot Jam: A BRIEF Recap
7 replies on “NYC Barefoot Run 2011 Recap”
Good to meet you last weekend bro! Happy to see you had a good time. Be glad you didn’t have as much “fun” as us. I’m still in recovery mode.
Since Sashen’s flowing locks aren’t an option, I wonder if I should go bald too. Maybe next year. Great meeting you!
Wow, great post, Justin.
For those who couldn’t make it: you missed a terrific weekend. Make sure you get there next year.
I’d shave my head to be part of the hip crowd, but my wife told me that if I did, she’d stop sleeping with me… so that’s not going to happen.
IT was awesome. Sorry I did not get to meet you Justin.
After meeting all the greats and making new friends I came back motivated to start up a Rhode Island Chapter.
MY previous PR was 13 miles, I came back and this week did a 16 then a glorious 26.2 miles in 4:14 all barefoot. Best part is no soreness, no issues other than the usual bit of tenderness on the soles.
Now 3 days later, I went out and did a nice 3 miler feeling great.
See you next year!
Barefootin’ the way we were meant to be…
Hey Justin,
I bummed we didn’t get a chance to chat or did we? I was pretty buzzed most of the time 🙂 Anyway here’s my recap of the event and my time in New York.
http://bourbonfeet.blogspot.com/2011/10/new-york-city-barefoot-run-2011.html
Ah, finally got a chance to write about this great weekend, you can find the story on my blog at http://ivanolarte.com/2011/10/12/nyc-barefoot-run-2011-a-life-changing-weekend/