On your mark...
Get set...
Take off your shoes?
That's exactly what Michael Sandler and Jessica Lee do on a regular basis. Running with no shoes, one might ask... Why?
Jessica Lee says she likes how she feels when she runs barefoot. "I felt light and free and like a kid again."
Tracy Miller is new to barefoot running and is trying it out for the first time today. "The first thing you feel is the release of the shoes which is awesome, and touching the grass which is great so i think having that tactful quality back is really nice."
Michael was told he would never run again after a horrible accident that left him similar to a bionic man. "I have a titanium femur a titanium hip, 10 knee operations, missing an a.C.L. And i have one leg that is an inch larger than the other."
After several atempts to run with shoes after his operation, he threw the shoes away.
"I decided nothing else has worked why don't i take off my shoes?"
So he did and slowly got back doing what he loves.
Michael and Jessica have run through snow and through the heat. Michael says his feet are used to it. "And true to form for myself when you go out in 100 degree heat you get the melting asphalt in the summertime actually feels great."
Michael and Jessica say you have to take it slow and build up to it to get your feet just right.
Find out more at www.barefootrunningbook.com
Adam Clark
