McDonald's McRunner

In 2004, Morgan Spurlock starred in the movie “Super Size Me”; which followed his 30-day conquest to eat only at McDonalds establishments for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Joe D’Amico, 36, from Illinois plans to follow in the footsteps of Spurlock.

D’Amico has decided to combine his love of running and McDonalds by eating only McDonalds foods for 30 days in preparation for the Los Angeles Marathon; and all for a good cause.

D’Amico plans to donate $1 for every fan of his McRunner Facebook page, up to $2,500 (which currently has 2,380 fans), to the Ronald McDonald House.

In total, D’Amico has currently raise $3,355 of his $5,000 goal. You can follow him, his accomplishments, his meals, and the status his runs on his blog.

D’Amico’s goal through this challenge is not to make a statement or prove anyone wrong. He is simply combining the things he loves into one.

Currently, D’Amico has not noticed any changes or weight gain; however, he is running 100 miles a week.

“I’ve been eating McDonald’s since I was a kid. In a way, I’ve been practicing for this my whole life,” D’Amico said to the Chicago Sun-Times.

The LA Marathon will take place on March 20, starting at Dodger Stadium and ending the 26-mile trek in Santa Monica.

My Challenge to you: Become a Facebook fan of McRunner!

Running Barefoot

On my high school cross country team, every week when we practiced at the park, we would run barefoot. It was not that one day we just forgot our shoes or that we decided we did not want to wear them anymore, we ran barefoot because our coach told us to. While the cool grass did feel good beneath our feet, and our legs felt a lot lighter and moved faster without shoes on, the reason behind this decision was that running barefoot is actually good for your running form/technique. Running barefoot helps prevent injuries, build leg strength, and ensure proper form (by landing mid-sole, rather than landing on the heels, reducing the impact on certain areas), and distributing pressure over a greater area.

Only recently have companies began to pick up on the benefits of running barefoot and have attempted to create a shoe that would emulate running barefoot. Examples of the new minimalist footwear include the Nike Free, Newton All-Weather Trainer and Vibram FiveFingers.

So I end this post by asking: Do you own any minimalist shoes to simulate “running/walking barefoot” or do you just run barefoot?