Intro to Barefoot Running Class

On your mark, get set, take your shoes off!

I’m excited to share that I’ll be putting on a bare­foot run­ning class at my local Cross­Fit gym Sat­ur­day, August 21. I’m thrilled to have found a coach and gym owner who get the impor­tance of bare­foot run­ning in help­ing improve run­ning form and how return­ing to how they body was designed to be used is an excel­lent idea.

In this class we’re going to cover the foun­da­tional prin­ci­ples of bare­foot run­ning. The class is going to be very hands on (well, feet on, too, I sup­pose) with lots of inter­ac­tion, prac­tice, and feed­back from one another.

It’s an added bonus to have an elite run­ner join us for this class, too. Bren­don Mahoney, Cross­Fit San Mateo owner, is a world-class track and field run­ner and Inov8 spon­sored ath­lete. Hear­ing his thoughts from per­sonal expe­ri­ence and coach­ing other run­ners will be very valuable.

Details

When It Is

August 21, 2010, from 10:30am to 12:00pm

What We’ll Cover

We’ll go over the fun­da­men­tal prin­ci­ples of bare­foot run­ning and how to avoid the com­mon pit­falls of when start­ing out bare­foot or switch­ing to min­i­mal shoes (lighter shoes with no padding).

Who This Class is For

This class is for any­one inter­ested in run­ning or improv­ing their run­ning form. The only require­ments are that you can run a few blocks at a leisurely pace and are will­ing to take off your shoes for some short exer­cises. You do not have to be an expe­ri­enced run­ner nor do you need to have any prior bare­foot walk­ing or run­ning expe­ri­ence. This class is designed for folks rel­a­tively inex­pe­ri­enced with run­ning barefoot.

What To Bring

Besides an open mind and a will­ing­ness to step beyond your com­fort zone a lit­tle, you should bring the following:

• Run­ning Shoes – The lighter the bet­ter, but what­ever you have as we’ll be run­ning about 5 blocks to a nearby park.
• Work­out Clothes – Some­thing com­fort­able for run­ning, such as shorts and a T-shirt.
• Water Bot­tle – You might want to bring some water in a con­tainer you can run with as we’ll be at the park for most of the 1.5 hours (unknown whether the water foun­tain will be work­ing or not).

What You’ll Get

Per­haps the biggest thing you’ll walk away with is the under­stand­ing that you can actu­ally run with less on your feet and even com­pletely bare­foot. In addi­tion, you’ll also get the following:

• Spe­cific steps you can take to improve your form.
• Exer­cises you can do to strengthen your feet.
• Aware­ness of how to avoid the mis­takes most peo­ple make when they start run­ning bare­foot or in min­i­mal shoes.
• A goodie bag of swag.

How to Register

The first 10 peo­ple will score a dis­counted rate of $40 – after that the price will go up to $60. Email me now to reg­is­ter. Here’s a link to Cross­Fit San Mateo’s post about the class.

Sign Up Now!

I look for­ward to see­ing you at Cross­Fit San­Ma­teo on August 21 at 10:30am!

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