No Running Bare in Boulder, Foot or Otherwise
Boulder, Colorado, has already demonstrated its serious commitment to keep runners from displaying body parts while on the road. But Born to Run author Christopher McDougall thought he was on safe ground when he organized a barefoot group trail run to promote his book. It turned out he didn’t have a special use permit for the size of the group, and he was ticketed by Boulder police.
“At the time, I was thinking this was a real strong-arm thing,” McDougall said. “I felt like we were being set up so the event would fail. But (the park ranger) said, ‘For all we know, you have 5,000 people, you’re running a race, you all have spikes.’ By the time I got off the phone, I had to say I was in the wrong.”
Categories: What's New Tags: barefoot, barefoot running, born to run, boulder, christopher mcdougall, naked pumpkin run
Naked Pumpkin Runners Offered Plea Deal
The Naked Pumpkin Runners of Boulder, Colorado (see Carnival of Running #4 for details), are being offered a plea deal that involves unsupervised probation and community service - much better than registering as a sex offender, a penalty for the crime for which they have been charged.
Since only 12 of the couple of hundred runners were arrested and charged, it appears additional speedwork is required to stay one step ahead of the police. A training program featuring Naked Pumpkin fartleks or strides would seem to be in order. I would discourage skips and butt kicks, however.
Categories: Outpost of the Odd Tags: naked pumpkin run
