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4th May - Brighton
n Sunday 4th May, we travelled down to Brighton in our rattling, squeaking Land Rover to meet up with a bunch of barefoot and minimalist runners for International Barefoot Running Day (IBRD). This was the third year in succession that the UK event to celebrate IBRD had been held near the hip and trendy City of Brighton, in a beautiful park just on the outskirts. Martyn Candler and his wife, Liz (www.fastandfresh.co.uk) had organized the event, tackling many issues on the way including fallen trees and a subsequent change of route at the last minute! Tracy Davenport of Barefoot Britain had slaved in her kitchen the day before to make what are quickly becoming the most unique medals in people’s collections; a gingerbread foot! When we arrived (with only one
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Summer 2014
Barefoot Running Magazine