Larry
North Carolina, U.S.A.

Hi, my name is Larry, and I'm from the Crystal Coast of North Carolina.  On the running forums I am known as "Barefoot Larry."

I used to run in running shoes until severe knee pain had me thinking about giving up running. I did a search on Google for the causes of knee pain while running. I came upon many barefoot running websites. I started running barefoot in January 2009. I have logged over 1800 miles running barefoot, and my knee pain not only went away, it hasn't come back since. I now run half marathons barefoot, my feet are healthy and strong from being barefoot.

I don't understand why so many businesses are against being barefoot in their establishments because bare feet are cleaner than shoes. When was the last time you heard of someone washing their shoes?