A woman running down an open dirt road on a sunny day in her HFS IIs

Marathon Training Tips

Your Training Guide to Accomplish Your Marathon Goals, With Advice From Professional Running Coaches Training for a marathon is not easy, and takes dedication and perseverance.  Marathon training will become a full-time lifestyle change if you’re serious about improving your performance. Yes, you will run a lot, but you’ll also want to improve and optimize […]

Running for Mental Health

The benefits of running go far beyond physical health; Running can have a profound impact on our mental health and well-being. In fact, some avid runners may go as far to say “running is like free therapy”. We all hit challenges, setbacks, or losses in our lives. When these challenges occur, many turn to running […]

Running Coach and Author Eric Orton’s Review of Scrambler Low

RUNNING COACH AND AUTHOR ERIC ORTON’S REVIEW OF SCRAMBLER LOW https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EVVtQNukMSs&t=1s “The Scrambler Low performs exceptionally well on varying terrain, allowing me to go longer and stronger in a natural shoe.” -Coach Eric Orton DISCOVER THE SCRAMBLER MID

Leg Length Difference and Barefoot Running

Can you run barefoot if your legs are different lengths? This is a question I get at least once a week. And I think the answer may be surprising. Watch this video that I made with Joshua Gordon about barefoot running technique and leg length issues (and a LOT more). Then leave a comment below […]

The Important Barefoot Running Blister

Getting a blister from barefoot running was the best thing that could have ever happened to me. Let me back up and tell you the whole story so you can understand why. On my second barefoot run ever, I was so fascinated by the sensations, and so transfixed by experimenting to see the effects of […]

How To Run Barefoot

“How do I start barefoot running?” “What’s the best book/course/coach for learning to run barefoot?” “Can you show me what barefoot running form looks like?” I get these questions a lot. And, frankly, I don’t want to answer them. In fact, I’ve resisted writing this post for, well, months.

Do not “transition slowly” to Barefoot Running

The more time you spend around barefoot running and minimalist running — the more articles you read in magazines and newspapers, the more interviews you hear with doctors or runners, the more stories you see on the news, the more websites you see about it, the more research you hear about it — the more […]

How to Walk Barefoot

I expect (and kind of hope) that many people reading the title of this section will think, “Uh, I don’t need instruction about how to walk. I’ve been doing it all my life.” I also expect (and definitely hope) that others will read the title and think, “Finally, the answer to my most burning question! […]

How NOT to Start Barefoot Running

I was on a panel discussion about barefoot running a while back. At one point, someone in the audience asked, So how do I transition to barefoot running? NOTE — even if you’re not a runner, this story is still relevant and important for you… okay, back to the story… Before I could respond, a […]