"The Woodstock of Wild Human Animal Mayhem"

This little barefoot run thing seems to be taking on a life of its own.

1. Christopher McDougall, author of Born to Run, is jealous that he can't come, but has undeservedly awesome things to say about the event, including the post title.

2. Barefoot Ted is in, saying: "I want to be a part of this. The more I hear about it, the better".   Ted is the larger-than-life barefoot runner in the best-seller Born to Run. 

3. Daniel Howell is in.  Howell is an anatomy professor, barefoot runner, and the author of The Barefoot Book: 50 Great Reasons to Kick Off Your Shoes.  (Howell is a nice compliment to the run in that his book only devotes one chapter to running -- he mostly discusses the benefits of barefoot walking, standing, and playing too.)

4. Jason Robillard has announced he will run a barefoot marathon at the run.  So awesome.

5. Terra Plana's Vivobarefoot is sponsoring the event.  The people at Terra Plana really get it.  They're going to be hosting an awesome talk by Dan Lieberman at the Terra Plana store in Soho the night before the run.  Plus a panel consisting of Barefoot Ted, Erwan Le Corre, Jason Robillard, and Daniel Howell.  (That's worth more than the $35 registration fee right there.)

6. Tip Top Shoes is sponsoring the event.  Tip Top Shoes was the first shoe store in New York to carry VFFs.  They're located on W. 72nd btwn Columbus and Amsterdam.

7. We've got participants coming in from 15 states, Washington DC, and even Sweden.  The states so far are Alabama, California, Connecticut, Florida, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, New Mexico, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia, and Washington state.

8. Don't expect the same old boring 5k/10k.  This run is really shaping up to be a giant persistence hunt.  Details to come.

ITS GONNA BE WILD.  Register here.