Who is the fastest barefoot runner around? What are his PR's?
Who is the fastest barefoot runner around? What are his PR's?
There is a guy in New England who does some of the USATF-NE grand prix events wearing nothing but a hemp skirt with some spandex shorts underneath. He's pretty quick, but I don't know his name so I can't tell his exact times from results. I want to guess he's about 32-32:30 for 10K. Not bad for bare feet.
There's got to be someone faster, like under 30min for 10k, no?!
I have insider info that German Fernandez can run a barefoot mile in 3:59:99.
That has got to be a WR.
Are you talking always barefoot? Racing barefoot?
It's probably Ryan hall, Galen rupp, or Chris solinsky. They just have to take their shoes off.
I'm doing a barefoot shakeout and checking out the course the day before the 2011 US XC National Championship and some guy runs up to me and asks how it feels. I say it feels fine and the guy runs on past me. Later, I'm watching my girlfriends footage of the race and there's the guy leading the race barefoot! Turns-out it's Jeremy Johnson, who is sponsored by Brooks. He ended up finishing 14th, covering the 12k course in 36:45 (4:53 pace).
The guy has good track credentials and, in my opinion, could have done better with spikes. The reason being that he was forced to lead early in the race (to avoid getting stepped on), which caused him to fade toward the end.