I ran the Hartford Marathon this morning, and after finishing had a chance to watch some of the runners come in between 4:00 and 5:00 hours. For all of you barefoot and minimalist runners out there, here’s some inspiration from a few intrepid runners who completed the race either barefoot or in Vibram Fivefingers (all 3 picures taken at about mile 26.1). As for me – I’ll try to get a post up about my race sometime in the next few days. Enjoy!
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About Peter Larson
#2 doesn’t look like he’s having much fun…
Yeah, he was moving pretty gingerly at that point, but still managed to
finish in under 5 hours. The barefoot guy seemed to be moving along just
fine though! -Pete
Oh, man, that middle dude is going to kill himself with that stride! Ouch.