

Today’s guest blogger, REI employee Ching Fu, recounts the soaring highs and chilly lows of her bike tour of the entire Skyline Drive and Blue Ridge Parkway last summer: It had been raining for 3 days straight, and I was ready to just be home. But I had to keep pedaling. The bitter cold rain was an unwelcome surprise, especially since it was July in the southeast... ...
Here's more evidence that barefoot running is a movement, not a fad: The inaugural New York City Barefoot Run takes place Sunday morning, Oct. 10, on Governors Island. A number of barefoot running's leading proponents will participate, including Dan Lieberman of Harvard University. Lieberman's study of the biomechanics of foot strikes provided the scientific credibility that reinforced the popularity of barefoot running generated by author Christopher McDougall's best-seller Born to Run. ...
Posted by T.D. Wood on October 8, 2010 7:33 PM & Tagged Born to Run, Dan Lieberman, Governors Island, New York City Barefoot Run, Vibram FiveFingers, barefoot running and minimalist footwear | permalink | Comments
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