I've probably spent more time barefoot in the last two months than I have any other time in my life. The increased barefoot time is absolutely due to the increased time I've spent coaching. It's been a very busy couple of months for coaching events.
Natural Running Coaching is sponsoring the
5 Peaks Trail Running Series in Alberta this year so I attended a promo table at the first two races. I've held 4 Introduction to Natural Running - Large Group Clinics in the last two months. I've personally coached dozens of people through One-on-One or Small Group Coaching and transformed them into Natural Runners. And most recently, attended the
Footstock 2012 Race Expo where I shared Natural Running with countless people.
Coaching really has become my passion job and I am grateful every time I get to share Natural Running with anybody willing to learn. And the increased time being barefoot is an extra special added bonus. During Natural Running Coaching, we use being barefoot as a tool to better listen to your body and feel good running form. It's all about form, however, and not footwear. Once you understand what good running form feels like, it doesn't matter what you wear on your feet, although shoes that provide as much proprioception as possible definitely help to maintain good form.
Here are some pics from my recent coaching endeavours:
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| Me at the 5 Peaks Northern Alberta Series Terwillegar Race |
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| Walking practice at a Small Group Coaching Session in Canmore, Alberta |
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| Squatting practice in Canmore |
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| Jumping practice in Canmore |
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| A coaching client's BEFORE picture |
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| And AFTER picture |
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| Me at the Footstock 2012 Race Expo (with the NRC TV Extraordinaire) |
In case my blogging frequency decreases further, don't worry, I'm still here. I'm just enjoying coaching! You can keep updated with NRC adventures at
NaturalRunningCoaching.com.
