A day of learning in NYC

September 25, 2011 by 32 Comments
My coach for the day, Lee Saxby

Wow–what a cool day I had on Saturday! One of the great things about living in the Mid-Atlantic is that you can hop on a train and be in New York a few short hours later. Saturday morning I was on that train at 7 a.m. to meet up with  Lee Saxby for a one-on coaching session. It was all part of the weekend-long New [...]

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A session with Lee Saxby? Why yes, thank you!

September 22, 2011 by 27 Comments

On Saturday, I’ll be boarding one of these:   And heading to NYC…   …To do a one-on-one coaching session with Lee Saxby. If you’re not familiar with Lee, he’s one of the world’s top barefooting coaches. He’s developed some of the most simplistic ways of explaining proper barefoot running technique. His sessions on Saturday are all part of the big New York City Barefoot [...]

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Barefoot running rules to live by

March 23, 2011 by 38 Comments

I’m a complete neophyte at this barefooting stuff, as you all know. But after yesterday’s post, it seemed that you all had lots of questions about how to get started, so I thought I’d throw out the principles that I am following. I ran this past my friend and minimalist guru Dr. Mark Cucuzzella to make sure I am giving you solid information. I’m sure [...]

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Information Overload

March 18, 2011 by 48 Comments

Because I’m working on changing things up with my running form and the way I train, I’m reading everything I can get my hands on to get the information I need. I love reading and learning, but maybe I have too much information? I don’t know–there probably isn’t such a thing. But I have my work cut out for me. Right now on my reading [...]

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