Ashish Mukharji

After 20 years of running injuries, 38-year-old Ashish Mukharji decided to try something different - he took off his running shoes. And with that first doctor-forbidden barefoot run, Ashish "cured" his chronic shin splints, IT band syndrome and plantar fasciitis.

Now running as much as 70 miles/week on city roads, sidewalks and trails, Ashish races marathons barefoot and without injury: no more MRIs, painful physical therapy or insurance co-pays. No more jarred back, numb fingers and sore neck. No more blisters, corns or bunions. No more smelly feet!

Ashish is a popular teacher and speaker, and has given talks on barefoot and injury-free running to the US Air Force (Osan AB), the University for Peace, and many points in between.