LUNAtic ADVENTURES
- Barefoot Ted
- Born to Run
- Caballo Blanco
- caballo blanco ultra marathon
- Copper Canyons
- Huaraches
- LUNA Sandals
- Trail Running
- ultramarathon
- ultras
- Urique
- April 10, 2019
- 2 min read
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- Huaraches
- LUNA Sandals
- michelle barton
- running
- running in sandals
- running tips
- trail running
- training
- ultramarathon
- September 04, 2018
- 4 min read
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Majestic Oak trees were scattered across the rolling hills of dry grass around us. The marine layer was burning off and the morning sun was greeting us as we finished breakfast and lounged around camp. After some frisbee, a game of whiffle ball developed quickly as more people wanted to join the fun. There were no rules or teams, or maybe the rules and teams were made up and changed for each...
- 50k
- beer mile
- born to run
- Huaraches
- Luis escobar
- luna
- luna sandals
- Lunatics
- patrick sweeney
- running
- running in sandals
- trail running
- ultra
- ultramarathon
- June 07, 2018
- 6 min read
I sat slumped over in a camp chair by the fire. It was dark and cold in those mountains in the wee hours of the night. I was tired, delirious, and defeated. I was at mile 68 of the Bear 100. As we neared the aid station I told Sweeney, my pacer, that I was done, that I was dropping out at this aid station. When I told him tears welled up in my eyes at the verbal admission of defeat. I was glad...
- barefoot running
- bear 100
- huaraches
- Luna
- luna sandals
- lunas
- minimalist
- minimalist footwear
- mountains
- run
- running
- sandals
- ultra
- ultramarathon
- Utah
- June 07, 2018
- 13 min read
Barefoot Ted and other LUNAr Monkeys went down Mexico once again for the Caballo Blanco Ultra Marathon (formerly Copper Canyon Ultra Marathon). Here are some of our favorite memories, in photo form, from this year’s trip:
"About ten miles into the race I was bombing down a hill in my Osos. I looked around and realized that I was running at that moment with one Canadian, one German and one...
The orange and red Madronas contrasted sharply with the dark green evergreens, all clinging to a steep rocky slope spilling into the sea. Our ferry had just left Lopez Island and was rounding the northern point of the island on our way to Orcas Island. The four of us lounged in the cushy seats of our booth on the ferry. The sun was blinding and...
- June 06, 2018
- 6 min read