Posts by Christopher

Their math scores go through the roof. And one of the best parts? This wasn’t some government program or mandatory phys ed requirement. This was one teacher firing the kids up and leading them out the door. What a hero.

***UPDATE*** We’re a go. Details on BarefootNYC Meetup. Please RSVP so we can do a head count before we set off and don’t leave anyone behind. This Saturday, June 11, we’ll be holding our climactic Naked Tour event in Brooklyn. To simultaneously celebrate, warm-up, and get there, I’ll be running to Brooklyn after I arrive…

If not this gem: Then this one:

Just got word that the Boulder city attorney dropped charges in The Case Of The Barefoot Bandit Brigade. “In the interest of justice,” as the city attorney put it. A very civil disposition of a good-faith miscommunication on both sides. I thought we were complying with the requirements, the rangers did exactly what they were…

When it comes to endurance sports or just about anything else, Phil Maffetone’s mind whirs too fast for the rest to ever catch up. Luckily, he not only publishes his brilliance in “The Big Book of Endurance Sports,” but provides his own soundtrack:

Not a Garmin. Not FiveFingers. Not a Nike Nano-whatever. It’s one of these.

Guaranteed to be an insanely good time: Luis “El Coyote” Escobar is staging the 1st annual Born To Run ultramarathon weekend, with distances ranging from 10-100 miles. Caballo and Barefoot Ted will be there, and if I weren’t five time zones away on assignment, you couldn’t keep me away with firepower. Created by runners for…

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Perfectly coincides with May Day, National Barefoot Running Day, the one-week countdown for Mom’s Day gifts, and gorgeous weather here in Boulder. The Naked Runs have been a blast, like this one a few days ago in Hattiesburg… But Boulder has the chance to go down as best in show. Check out this unreal line-up…

Hate to nag or even mention the word in connection to Mother’s Day, but Boulder Books needs your orders in hand by next Saturday, April 30 to ship your books in time. Click here to set the ball a’rolling.