Alan Thwait and His Underwear Affair...

Alan Thwait, a barefoot running reflexologist, was one of my first connections to the world of barefoot running. Check out an interview with Alan on livingbarefoot.info. He has provided inspiration and information throughout my own minimalist shoe and barefoot journey and shares his barefoot journey on his blog (up until recently due to a shift in his priorities).

Presently, Alan is battling cancer. He reports that running maintains to be a great coping mechanism, and he is also using it as a way to fight back. Alan will be running the Underwear Affair at the end of August to raise money for the Cancer Center at North General Hospital in Toronto. If you'd like to help him make a difference, point your browser here.

I'll be running a race on that same day, Alan, and I will be thinking about you the whole way.