Boldly barefoot: Boulder runners hit the snow sans shoes

By Jenn Fields, fields@coloradodaily.com

Boulder Daily Camera
 

Michael Sander, of Boulder, and his fiancee, Jessica Lee, along with their dog, Pumpkin, run around the lake outside of South Boulder Recreation Center in Boulder, Friday, Feb. 19, 2010. (KASIA BROUSSALIAN)

 
Runner Scott McLean has had sore feet lately from doing something unusual — wearing shoes.
“When I’m running barefoot, my [...]

“Franklin Method & Pilates Workshop for Minimalist & Barefoot Runners” by Annie Brokaw

By Annie Brokaw
The Daily Camera
Pat Guyton Pilates, 3825 Iris Ave., Suite 300, Boulder, 303-449-7284, patguytonpilates.com/ and runbare.com/
Instructor: This clinic was hosted by Pat Guyton Pilates in conjunction with Run Bare, which is a local barefoot running school and community. Guyton, 60, of Boulder, and Jan Dunn, 60, of Superior, taught the clinic. Guyton is a [...]

“Finding His Focus” by Erin Frustaci

This is a beautifully written article about Michael Sandler written in July 2008. We thought it was important to repost for all those wondering exactly who Michael Sandler is and how he arrived at barefoot running…

“Each morning Michael Sandler wakes promptly at 2:50 a.m. With camera in hand and his two dogs by his side, Sandler heads out to the mountain foothills. As the stars fade away and the sun rises in vivid shades of pink and orange, he kicks off his shoes and, for the next two to four hours, sprints barefoot along the dirt trail…”

“Boulder Duo Promotes Benefits of Barefoot Running” by Luke Graham

By Luke Graham
Steamboat Pilot & Today
Steamboat Springs — The idea that Michael Sandler would be one of the men leading a new running movement was at one time ludicrous.
Sandler, who co-founded the Barefoot Running Club in Boulder with Jessica Lee, was told there was a chance he’d never walk again and certainly no chance he’d [...]

Denver Post / July 09 / “Running Barefoot Kicks up Mixed Emotions”

Dispute over muscle freedom.
By Anica Wong
The Denver Post
The pavement begins to warm under the summer Colorado sun as Michael Sandler jogs up Flagstaff Road near Boulder. Normally, this shouldn’t concern a runner. Sandler, however, is jogging barefoot.
“When you are barefoot, you are forced to run the way ancient man ran, which is [...]