With the book, “Barefoot Running,” almost here, we’re starting to gear up for our 2010 summer book & clinic tour – Barefoot America!
Starting in April we’ll be hitting the roads, holding clinics and free talks in 168 different cities in 180 days. We’ll cover all 48 states plus 4 provinces in Canada, including cities totaling well over 170 million people.
Phew! This could be a little work, but fortunately it’s a labor of love. We can’t wait to help people learn more about barefoot running, safe & proper technique, do’s and don’ts, minimalist footwear, and more. We also hope to dispel a few myths along the way and help runners rediscover the joy of running - healthy, happy and injury free.
Below you’ll find a map of our journey. We’ve broken the map up into four 6-week phases.
RunBare takes barefoot running education on the road, hitting 166 cities in 180 days.
Phase 1: Clockwise, Boulder, CO through the Southwest, up north to the Pacific Northwest & Canada, before diving back down through the Rockies.
Phase 2: Boulder, CO to New York City, then heading south clockwise, down the coast to Florida, up around the Gulf Coast, and back up to New York.
Phase 3: Up through the Northeast, into Canada and Quebec, before heading west. This is our most northerly route, heading through Montreal and Toronto, then down into upstate New York, across the Great Lakes, across Ohio to Michigan and Chicago, up through Wisconsin to Winnipeg, then diving south into the Midwest and back to Chicago.
Phase 4: Takes us on a giant loop from Illinois, heading clockwise down to Kentucky, Tennessee and Alabama, before hooking back north to catch Arkansas, then heading back south through New Orleans and onto Houston, Corpus Christi, San Antonio and Austin, before heading back up to Oklahoma, Kansas, Saint Louis, and back to Chicago, just in time for the Chicago Marathon on October 10th.
Below you’ll find our Phase 1 timetable, including dates and locations. We’ll hold an average of two clinics per week (one weekday, one weekend) and 4 talks per week. If you’re a running store or club interested in hosting a talk or clinic, or getting involved in any way, please contact us at info@runbare.com. We’re booking events on a rolling 1-2 month window with the goal of reaching as many people as possible.
Coming soon, to a city near you! Click here for a list of dates and venues!
Wish you would consider adding a stop in Oklahoma. There are lots of people in the Lawton/Ft. Sill area that would benefit from some barefoot running info.
Are you going to him Milwaukee at all during phase 4? It would be awesome if you did!
Sorry! HIT Milwaukee!!
Hi Brent,
Thanks for the request! We’re planning on stopping in the Norman/Oklahoma City area late September. As we get closer to September, we’ll see if we can squeeze in an extra stop closer to your area.
Hi Laurie,
We’re planning on stopping in Milwaukee during Phase 3, tentatively on August 16th.
General Note: Above, we’ve only posted the time table for Phase 1. Time tables for Phase 2-4 coming soon. Thanks for your patience!
Let me know when you will be coming through Des Moines Iowa and maybe we could get together! Would love to meet you all and maybe go for a run
please let me know where in montreal you will be meeting. I do not want to miss it:)
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We’ll be in Des Moines approximately August 24th. Would love to meet you too.
Indiana has a great trail running community, including the Tecumseh Trail Marathon in December. I’d love to attend a clinic if you’re out this way.
We’ll be in Indiana approximately August 28th and 29th; be fun to check out the trails!
This is so exciting! I am happy I am in phase 1
I am from Seattle area and will be able to make the clinic in Olympia on the 5/16. When will you know more about location, time ect. ?
Thank you!
Hi Alice,
Our goal is to post location, time, etc. 4 to 6 weeks out. If you know of a running store or club that would like to host us, please let us know! Thanks!
Asheville NC? Please!
Hi,
We’d love to go to Asheville. However, at present, we don’t have Asheville down, but we’re spending at least 4 days in the state. So far we have Durham, Raleigh and Greensboro down before heading to Myrtle beach and points south. While we don’t have plans to visit Asheville on this trip, if there’s a large barefoot community looking to have us speak, we’ll see if there’s a way.
I will try to make it to one of the Boulder days. Are you planning any stops in Denver metro? I live in Parker and just started up trying out the VFFs.
Hey guys-
Once it gets closer, I can plan a gathering of our local barefoot runners around Grand Rapids, MI. By summer, we’ll have a strong local following. I know there will be significant interest in your book. We’ll have Ken Bob here around the same time, so the barefoot buzz should be peaking.
-Jason
See you in Houston Bro!
Hopefully you will stop in NC.
We’ll be spending several days there, with at least three planned stops in NC. Hope to see you there!
Any chance of stopping in Boston?
Just found you on Facebook (thanks to your ad!). I’m in Waterville, Maine, which is halfway between Portland and Bangor.
Do you need a minimum number of interested people to justify a stop in a given location?
If you need a business or club to host you, Maine Running Company in Portland and Brunswick would probably do it.
Right around Delaware? We have roads here. And barefoot runners.
We’ll be holding a clinic in Boston on approximately July 25th. Hope to see you there!
Glad you found us! We’ll be holding a clinic in Portland approximately Saturday, July 30th. Hope to see you there too!
We should be holding a talk in Wilmington, Delaware on Approximately July 12th. It’d be great to meet Delaware’s barefoot runners!
If you want to come to Peterborough (between Toronto and Ottawa) while you are in Ontario during phase 3, I know of a running store that would like to host you.
http://www.runnerslife.ca
Very excited to find your site and info as I’m transitioning to VFF’s! I see you are coming through GA! Any chance you are stopping in the Augusta area? I would love to attend a clinic.
Why not Alaska?? There are tons of runners up here who would be interested. Don’t forget us!!
You are not forgotten! We both love Alaska, and Jessie spent a summer in Skagway. We’d love to visit, but would have to look at arranging talks or clinics where we can fly in.
How do we find out which stores you will be at. I am in Albuquerque and have posted your link on my FB page. It is causing a lot of excitement!
Would love to see you in the Boston area… One of our REIs perhaps or even Marathon Sports, EMS or City Sports. Twould be awesome!
Good luck with the tour! Do you have a date for Atlanta yet?
Thanks and yes! We’ll be holding a clinic in Atlanta on Saturday, July 3rd. Be great to see you there!
Any chance you will be coming to Charlottesville or Richmond, Virginia??
What are the where/when details of the 23 April/24 April Vegas clinics?
As it stands so far we will have a talk at the Boca Park REI on the 23rd, a tentative clinic at the Las Vegas Mall on the 24th, and a talk at the Henderson REI also on April 24th.
More details as they become available. Hope to see you there!
Yes! We’ll be in Richmond on June 8th. Would be great to see you there!
I am registered for the REI Henderson (NV) 6p Saturday 24 April, but I work evenings on a schedule w/ frequent last-minute changes. Obviously, I hope to make it.
As insurance, I am also interested in that “tentative clinic at the Las Vegas Mall,” which sounds like a daytime event. But I can tell you, of the several malls here, none of them are known as the “Las Vegas Mall.” I’ll be sure to check back at this thread that week to see if that clinic is happening, and for it’s specific location. — Thank you.
Where can I find the details for the Albuquerque stop? It’s right around the corner and I would love to be there.
Thank you.
Hi, we’ll be speaking at the REI in Albuquerque at 6 PM on the 16th. Here’s a link to the details. http://www.rei.com/event/4633/session/5457
Would be great to see you there!
This sounds fun! I wish I could join!