My 9 year old barefoot post

My name is Sophie Cole.And I just got some shoes from Merrell. Before I tell you about how to get these shoes let me tell you about them in general.

OK so their very comfortable, they allow you to run freely also they allow you to run correctly because they let you run on the ball of your feet. Now let me tell you some ways to buy these shoes while your at home.

You can go to http://www.Merrell.com and buy them online.

Now about my life. I have an awesome dad named Simon, it was his idea that we do this blog thing. My mom is really awesome to, she’s the only one that cleans the house. Well, most of the time.

My favorite sports hobby is CLIMBING!!!!! I am even on a  climbing team.

Thank you so much for reading my post,

Sophie Cole.

Barefeat a Father and Daughter Journey into Barefoot Running

Welcome to Bearfeat. This blog is about the running journey my daughter and i will be taking as i transition to barefoot running. The “Feats” we will achieve and races we will run.

For reasons of heart health i needed to up my exercise and so i started running to add to the soccer i played each week. To be honest i don’t really enjoy pounding out mile after mile on the blacktop so i needed to find some motivation to keep me going. I found this inspiration in the  form of the Warrior Dash (www.warriordash.com) A fun weekend in the north GA mountains with a muddy 5k in the middle of it all. I loved it running and jumping through the mud and obstacles took me back to being a kid again. I was hooked and mud runs we clearly the way to keep me motivated.

Since then i competed in the North Carolina Warrior Dash and the Merrell Down and Dirty Mud Run (www.downanddirtymudrun.com) The later being a 10k which i came in 27th on my age bracket with a time of 1 hour 10 mins.

It was around my training for the Merrell Mud Run that i started to get into the concept of barefoot running. I have been a heel strike walker / runner all my life. A look at my shoes wear patterns will show that straight away. Looking at my running calendar i have a break of about 2 or 3 months before my next mud run over the holiday period. I have decided to use this time to start all over and correct my running technique. So my 9-year-old daughter and i will be starting out our barefoot running journey together . We have both got a pair Merrell Trail gloves’ and are raring to go and learn to run all over again!

Sophie and Simon's new barefoot Merrell Trail Gloves

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