Naked Boston Updates

By Christopher | April 13, 2011

We’ve got 3 big events cooking with the wildest lineups on the tour. It’s going to be a blast, but remember: many of you have a marathon on Monday. Pace yourselves. Friday, April 15: Naked Cabaret at Harvard University. This is a free event, but seating is limited to about 300. Doors open at 6:30,…

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Master the Skill of Barefoot Running

By Christopher | April 5, 2011

The No. 1 question I’m always asked is “Where can I learn how to run properly?” Well, here is the answer. And here is how I found out. Come see for yourself: Lee Saxby is going to be working his magic during our two days of Naked Tour events on Boston Marathon weekend. Come see…

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Look who made Outside Mag’s Top 10 Best Photos Ever

By Christopher | April 5, 2011

Right between two Lances and a Roddick.

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Naked LA update: BKB gets dirty

By Christopher | April 4, 2011

Barefoot Ken Bob, the living archivist of all things barefoot and fast, lives right outside LA in Huntington Beach. He kindly volunteered to take the Naked Run in hand and not only scouted our route in Griffith Park, but shot quite the stylish video preview to boot.

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April 4: Born to Run at “the sweetest place on earth.”

By Christopher | April 3, 2011

First stop on the Naked Tour was supposed to be Boise, but thanks to the persistence of Josh Glick and the Nittany Runners and their promise to feed me, I’ll be driving up to Hershey on Monday, April 4, to speak at the Penn State Hershey Medical Center. Doors open at 6pm. Books will be…

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If you’re very good, here’s where you go when you die

By Christopher | April 1, 2011

Tell me this isn’t the definition of the afterlife supreme: Running wild through Hawaiian rainforests with Scott Jurek and Billy Bonehead, especially if you end up looking like either one of them. Scott’s wonderful girlfriend sent me this update of their reunion this week with Billy, who’s been wandering Hawaii for the past few years:…

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Free Stuff, and lots of it

By Christopher | April 1, 2011

Born to Run comes out in paperback today, so the publisher is firing off the Roman candles with a pretty opulent celebration giveaway. Check out the shirt — I don’t even have one those beauts yet, so you might be fighting me for the grand prize. http://vintageanchor.tumblr.com/post/4258807138/enter-our-born-to-run-giveaway

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5 Minutes with Brian Metzler

By Christopher | April 1, 2011

Brian Metzler lives and breathes backcountry running and was taking a Skilsaw to running shoes long before anyone else began questioning shoe company claims, so a chat with him is always an honor. He’ll be at our mountain-top Naked Cabaret in Boulder on May 1, and hopefully joining us for a run around Back Bay…

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Naked Tour, LA: April 10

By Christopher | March 31, 2011

Yes, running through a canyon with Barefoot Ken Bob AND Scott Jurek is too much to ever wish for… unless you make it to Griffith Park on Sunday, April 10. Not only can you run with the legends, but also get your barefooting tuned up by Eric Orton, endurance coach extraordinaire. And that’s just the…

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Naked Tour: San Fran updates

By Christopher | March 31, 2011

New events added in SF on April 8-9, including a Naked Run right to the doors of the bookstore: Friday, April 8: Naked Demo 5-8 pm Zombierunner 429 S California Ave Palo Alto, CA 94306 Phone: 650-325-2048 We’ll have product experts and special guests to explain what it means to run minimally (or even naked).…

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