The Beantown Bloggery

I'm a terrible runner.  Terrible to the point where I was looking for shoes with more padding (Hoka One One's) not less - like the folks that will be running next week at the 1st Annual Boston Barefoot Running Festival. 

The Boston Barefoot Running Festival has been created to educate and inform people about proper running technique by running barefoot and to provide a social platform to meet barefoot legends and fellow barefoot runners followed by a professionally timed 5K.

The festival will include barefoot running legends from around the country, 2 workshops, 2 fun runs, a Barefoot Running Symposium at the Boston Public Library in the Back Bay, a 5K race, a T-Shird included in registration and a Festival Social on Saturday night.

Day 1 Schedule: Saturday, April 14th
10AM-12PM Barefoot Authors Meet & Greet (the DCR's Artesani Park)
10AM-11AM Barefoot Running Workshop with Ken Bob Saxton, Michael Sandler & More (the DCR's Artesani Park)**Included in 2 Day Registration**
11AM-11:45AM Barefoot 5K Run with Ken Bob Saxton & More (the DCR's Artesani Park)**Included in 2 Day Registration**
1PM-4PM Free-Open to the Public; Barefoot Running Symposium (Boston Public Library-Back Bay). First Come, First Serve. No Reservations.**Free Event** Authors Book Signings
5PM-9PM Festival Social - Middlesex Lounge

Day 2 Schedule: Sunday, April 15th
10AM-3PM Barefoot Running Authors Meet & Greet (the DCR's Artesani Park)
10AM-11AM Barefoot Running Workshop with Ken Bob Saxton, Michael Sandler & More (the DCR's Artesani Park**Included in 2 Day Registration**
11AM-12PM Barefoot 5K warm-up Fun Run with Ken Bob Saxton & More (the DCR's Artesani Park)**Included in 2 Day Registration**
1PM-2PM Boston Barefoot Running Festival 5K Professionally Timed. (the DCR's Artesani Park) **Included in 2 Day Registration and Race ONLY Registration**
2PM-3PM Award Ceremony and Race Results (the DCR's Artesani Park) **Included in 2 Day Registration and Race ONLY Registration**

Click (here) for more info.