Julia Chi's running career spans over 50 years, She was an international marathon runner in the '80s with a personal best time of 2:36:31.
This is part 2 - in part 1 Julia described her early years as a runner; starting barefoot and moving into wearing light shoes as the competition became more serious!
In this podcast she talks of her return to barefoot running - and the journey to realise this after spending £100's of orthotics to help re align and allow pain free running.
It took 15 years, but she eventually shed not only the orthotics, but the shoes as well!
She also talks about the plan her feet have for her next year... To run from John O'Groats to Lands end in her bare feet in aid of the charity Crisis
Julia Chi's running career spans over 50 years, She was an international marathon runner in the '80s with a personal best time of 2:36:31.
This is part 2 - in part 1 Julia described her early years as a runner; starting barefoot and moving into wearing light shoes as the competition became more serious!
In this podcast she talks of her return to barefoot running - and the journey to realise this after spending £100's of orthotics to help re align and allow pain free running.
It took 15 years, but she eventually shed not only the orthotics, but the shoes as well!
She also talks about the plan her feet have for her next year... To run from John O'Groats to Lands end in her bare feet in aid of the charity Crisis