Updates: barefoot running clinics, hunting, raw milk...and Eliot Spitzer

It's been a busy week.

1. On Wednesday, 70+ people turned out for a barefoot running clinic in Central Park put on by RunBare founder, Michael Sandler.   Awesome turnout -- that was over a third of our meetup group.  (We even caught the attention of former New York Governor Eliot Spitzer and his wife, who were walking by and stopped to figure out why all these odd people were doing running around without their shoes.)  Michael, along with his co-founder and fiancee Jessica Lee, is the author of the recently released Barefoot Running, available for sale now.  I'll be posting a review, plus photos of the event soon.

2. Tomorrow we've got another barefoot running clinic in Central Park put on by none other than Barefoot Ken Bob himself.   For those who don't know Ken Bob, he is a legendary barefoot marathoner with an even more legendary beard.  Details and RSVP here.  Everyone is a beginner at barefoot running -- these clinics are a great opportunity for beginner's to get a little guidance and instruction.

3. I went up to Vermont this weekend and got my hunter's safety certification.  Good in all 50 states (and Canada).  I am utterly enthralled by the idea of bringing down a moose and having to eat, freeze, and give away 700 pounds of meat.

4. On the way back from Vermont, I stopped by a local farm and picked up some raw milk, grass-fed beef, and pastured eggs.  I'm not a milk-drinker, but I thought I would give raw milk a try.  Definitely tastes full fat (I grew up on skim milk), but the taste wasn't as shockingly different as expected.  Not sure if I'm supposed to travel with raw milk across states lines.  Maybe it's illegal?  The pastured eggs are a totally different color when I cook them up -- the yolk is much darker.