For several years now I’ve been running barefoot through the snow, becoming somewhat of a ’snow runner’ when conditions are good. I’ve always wondered when the day would come it’d be captured on film. Two days ago we were working on a barefoot running video with Ray Keller when inclement weather began rolling in. We asked if Ray’d be up for shooting in the snow, and he was.
So yesterday Ray, Jessica, and I headed out in the snow to have some fun. It was a fantastic day, with over 18 inches of snow on the ground and falling! Thank you Ray Keller for filming in such difficult conditions, and Pearl Izumi for the gear. Enjoy this little clip, and enjoy Mother Nature!!!
Michael – We meet at the rec center the day you were doing the snow running filming at South Boulder. I was the guy that had run the Pikes Peak ascent and mentioned that a woman had run barefoot that day. I believe I found out who she is. Her name is Monica Madero-Craven. There was a story about her in the Colorado Springs Gazette…here is a link:
http://www.skyrunner.com/story/2004a3.htm
Happy running,
Bryan
I tried running barefoot in the last snow we had… I only made it a few hundred yards. I also realized I hadn’t done *anything* to get the blood flowing in my feet before I went out into the snow. So, I’m looking forward to the next powder covering to see how it goes when I use a bit more brains