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Probably one of the scariest rides I have ever been on was that school bus going down Sliger Mine Road. The sun had already set, so it was dark. I was sitting in the back of the packed bus which was standing room only. All I could make out was the slight illumination of trees whipping by as...
In Part I of my WS 100 post, I had just led a couple of my BRS friends on a near 17-mile journey that put us 2 miles away from our drop car. It was an awesome day of trail running, but it gets better!
Dave Boudreau flew out on the Wednesday before the race. We agreed to meet up in Auburn at...
Here we were, in the middle of the night, running through the dark forest by the light of headlamps and small flashlights unable to see much beyond 20 feet. The only sounds were footfalls and chirping crickets...
I wanted to write this post a couple weeks back announcing that I was running as...
I published this article on my blog: Story of a Barefoot Runner in addition to www.myfivefingers.com and www.barefoot-running.us. Now I'm calling out to the BRS members for help on a great project!
Independent filmmaker Tara Golden of Tara Golden Custom Videos is hoping to travel down to the...
Despite the fact that my cold is still hanging on and has developed into a cough, I still managed to hold onto the majority of my training schedule this week. This week was also the first week of the half marathon training group that I started at the school where I work.
The week started with a...
The week started out very promising. After two weeks of holiday run-around, I had high hopes of completing the training mileage for this week. Things were going great all week . . . until early this morning when I woke up sick with a cold.
As I mentioned in last week's post, I ran my longest...
January 2, 2012 - Two years ago, I began this journey as a barefoot runner. It's really been quite an amazing journey thus far. And on this 2-year anniversary, I spent the evening on my longest, barefoot nighttime run of 14-miles. It was an incredible feeling to celebrate this milestone in this...
HAPPY NEW YEAR 2012!!! I hope everyone had a happy and safe New Year's celebration.
This past week was a challenge for training. My brother and his family came up to celebrate a belated Christmas with my parents. We also worked on a 2 day (turned into 3 day) remodeling project of our parent's...
Merry Christmas, everyone! I hope all my readers had a fantastic holiday. Ours seemed crazier than usual with lots of food to be prepared and gifts to wrap. Lots of fun was had by all, way too much food was consumed, a giant Nerf gun war, and lots of karaoke singing. As for gifts, I managed to...
Week 2 has been an interesting week on a number of fronts. As you all probably are experiencing, the stress and bustle of the Christmas season can get pretty crazy sometimes. Our family and extended family had a wide range of events that happened all in 4 days - everything from the joy of a...
This is the first of 18 weekly installments as I train and prepare for my first 50-mile ultramarathon. This will be the longest distance I have run with or without shoes and of course, I plan to do it barefoot.
My goal race is the American River 50 Endurance Run on April 7, 2012. This week...
So, yesterday I raced in my 3rd barefoot half marathon - Stockton's inaugural St. Joseph's Half Marathon. Also in the race was my mom, racing in Vibrams, as well as two of my co-workers who I trained for this race - Jeannie & Jessica. Jeannie is my protegee - running in water shoes. =)
My...
The Skyline 50K is a trail run held the first Sunday in August in Castro Valley, California. I knew it might be a tough one. First of all, I knew that the course was very hilly. Second, I live in a flat town. There are no hills in the immediate area in which to train regularly.
A few weeks...
Last Monday, July 18, 2011, I gave my first formal talk on Barefoot Running at the local REI in Stockton, CA. There was quite a good turn out. The room was pretty much full and had a handful of familiar faces - my parents (of course), my wife's cousin (who is now training barefoot with me), a...
What an experience!!! What else can I say?
I have been a runner for the past 5 years. In those years I have never volunteered at a race. So, for my first volunteer experience I thought I'd help out at a little known race - the Western States 100-mile Endurance Run. I spent the day at the...
My 2nd barefoot half marathon is officially done! That being said, I should probably change my name to "Stubborn" Barefoot Terry.
Why, you may ask?
Well, let's start with being under trained for this race.
For some reason, the Avenue of the Vines Half Marathon seems to come at a time...
On the morning of March 6th, I headed out to meet with fellow barefoot runners from the SF Area Chapter of the Barefoot Runners Society at the Consumnes River Preserve for a group run. The no-show rain that had been forecast earlier in the week finally made its appearance. During the 20-minute...
This past week I took a small group of students up to science camp for 3 days of fun in the coastal mountains north of San Francisco. It was supposed to be raining the entire time we were there, but instead we were pleasantly surprised with sunny, warm days. Now, it has been six and a half weeks...
So, as I mentioned in a recent post on my blog (Story of a Barefoot Runner), I've been sick with a horrible cough. Well, it has lasted 3 weeks as of this Thursday (tomorrow). The worst part is that I have strained, torn, or otherwise injured my intercostal muscles on the left side of my chest...
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If you're familiar with Extra normal videos, this is one called "I'm a runner." Enjoy!