Real-Life Newsmakers

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Graham Jebb - soccer player who couldn't find shoes large enough to play 4 years ago;
Henry McDonald - flew bombers and raced stock cars barefoot until his death in 2008;
Josh Lauritch - Director of Brand Management at Warner Music Group;
Lars Steinar Smedsrud - took his daughter on a 9-hour barefoot tour of Besseggen, Norway;
Mauricio "Moe" Morales - AKA "Barefoot Moe", a Canadian devotee of "La Vida Descalzo" (story here: http://m.theglobeandmail.com/life/he...service=mobile)

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As founding partner of The New Hypnotists and Hypnosis.com and practicing hypnotherapist for over 13 years, Tellman Knudson specializes in wealth-building self-hypnosis for clients.

In 2009 Tellman made his first attempt at running across America barefoot, completing 564 miles and raising over $300,000 for homeless youth in the United States.

A master of internet and email marketing since 2006, today Tellman uses his legendary marketing skills to help other hypnotists build their practices.

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In 2011, participants in the 2nd Annual New York City Barefoot Run gathered for this wonderful shot:

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From July 2nd to August 2nd 2010, Gerry Duffy and Ken Whitelaw completed a full marathon of 26.2 miles every single day. During the 32 days they ran a marathon in every county in Ireland. Along the way over 1,100 runners joined them for a half or a full marathon and over ?500,000 was raised for Irish Autism Action and The Irish Cancer Society.

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California runners Efrem Rensi, left, and Noah Elhardt were featured in a 2007 Sacramento Bee story on barefoot running:

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Jessiah Krasner also prefers the barefoot way: "I guess being barefoot is just more comfortable, and I kind of like being different. Being barefoot makes me feel; I can longboard faster, and I can run faster.