Runner, writer, financial analyst, barefooter. 100+ marathons/ultra's complete. 100+ barefoot races complete. 600+ mountains climbed without shoes
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Hey friends, I'm super-thrilled to announce my next book, due out in September, about a peak-bagging challenge I undertook and what I learned about minimalism, the mountains, and myself.
Available to pre-order at barefootken.com/chasing-the-…
Thank you @UlyssesPress and @firerooster
Age group no. 3 at the Fort Worth Marathon, for 👣 marathon/ultra no. 31. "Minimalist style" with 0 kcals since the night before and 0 fluid during. Except for the 1st mile, it was a nice runnable course and I was able to run negative splits and keep a nice pace until mile 23 when I ran out of steam
Lots of positive feedback from spectators and other runners and several fist bumps 🙂
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I declared Friday to be a #barefoot day at work, consistent with the organization's stated policy of not having an official dress code. I got zero pushback, maybe because I was the only person in the office 🤷
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5-mile 👣 run in Dallas, TX, up early on a business trip (9-hour meeting up next 😲). A little chilly at 56 F, but nothing that some attitude can't address. Feeling good -- running lose and easy, dialing in abs and glutes for a little extra power, looking forward to Fort Worth Marathon on Sunday 🙂
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Another successful barefoot hike, with 4 of us plus 3 friends in shoes making it to the summits of Dunderberg and Bald Mountain in Harriman State Park. Stunning fall day! Super-rocky trail covered in leaves made for a painful, slow, and treacherous descent🤬but we eventually made it down and as with all type 2 fun exercises, once it was over we were all 😃and can't wait to get back out
"Friendly or a Flirt?"
My latest blog post, in which I throw myself under the bus and with respect to dating acumen acknowledge an affinity for Inspector Clouseau
thelongbrownpath.substack.co…
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Ocean State Marathon (Narragansett Beach, RI) complete for #barefoot marathon/ultra no. 30
Nightmare course! Pebbly pavement 😓 then smooth pavement but with abundant scattered grit 😡 then nice surface and I could run 😃 then back to grit and pebbles and rough chip & seal 😵💫 and the last mile was so bad I had to walk 🤬 but once it was over I was so pleased to have done it
Got a lot of compliments from friendly RI runners -- animal, badass, amazing, love it, and my fav "you are a f*cking savage"
Barefoot is definitely a "different" approach. Time to sign up for no. 31
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3 shots in 6 seconds....nothing to brag about, but faster than I used to be
Just want to make sure I have some basic skills in case of zombie apocalypse or getting surprised by a band of orcs
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#MedalMonday I put all my finisher/age group medals from like the last 15 years (150 barefoot races, 120 marathons/ultras etc etc) on the dining room table and was so proud of the silly trinkets and the effort/accomplishments they represent -- and then 2 days later got tired of them because they are like so yesterday. So they went into a box, which if I can lift it, will go back in the garage, while I'm starting over the dining room table display as of a month ago. I don't want to rest on laurels, i want to do more!
#FOMO
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"Fun" time at the Big Bear Squatch 10k in Harriman State Park. Fun as in type 3 fun, with me jogging about 10% of the course and otherwise cursing the rocks, acorns, and beech nuts. Finished it and survived!
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Storm King Mountain climbed, for #barefoot peak no. 694, on a gray 50 F blustery day -- brrr. Not a long trail, but very rocky and covered in leaves, so it made for a slow afternoon. This followed the HHNM 5k, where I managed to win my age group and ran slightly faster than last year. Hope to survive another trail race tomorrow!
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I had the honor of presenting Ru Shodai with the Run Wild "Dagger of Determination" for completing the 70-mile SRT Run.
This race is no joke: 70 miles along a rocky mountain trail, on an unmarked course, with no aid.
Nice job Ru -- thank you for the inspiration!
runwildhv.org/srt
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A friend mentioned Jean Baudrillard, so I sent her this essay and published it on my substack.....
Hyper-reality and the Desert of the Real thelongbrownpath.substack.co…
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