Barefoot Ted, whose mouth runs as quickly as his feet, is one of the book's central—and most entertaining—characters. We caught up with him to see how his life has been impacted as more and ...

Why did you want to break away from traditional running footwear? Having grown up in Southern California in barefoot surf and skateboard culture when it came time to run, I was putting on regular ...

“Barefoot” Ted McDonald played a lively and central role in Christopher McDougall’s breakout book, Born to Run, with a simple but revolutionary message: “Some of the best technology you ...

In fact, the column hadn't been in print for more than 20 minutes when I got an e-mail from someone named Barefoot Ted, who offered the following piece of advice: "Dude, take off your shoes and ...