Barefoot marathon follow-up

Terrence Concannon said his feet felt “great” 24 hours after he ran the April 20 Boston Marathon barefoot. (boston.com) Concannon, 24, is originally from Hingham, lives in Tampa, and finished the 26.2-mile race in 3:57:23, according to Boston.com and the Boston Athletic Association results page. (boston.com) (baa.org) His post-race update was specific about what hurt and what did not: “The only thing that hurts is, honestly, like my quads,” he said, adding that his feet felt fine after the race. (boston.com) The feat stood out because Boston is not a casual marathon. The 2026 race was the 130th running, and more than 28,000 results were listed by the Boston Athletic Association. (baa.org) Concannon said he trained for the race in about 40 days, and Boston.com reported that the farthest he had run before race day was 16 miles. (boston.com) He also tied the run to fundraising. Boston.com reported that he raced for Tenacity and said he raised $13,000 for the nonprofit, which supports Boston students through after-school sports and academic programs. (boston.com) Concannon told FOX 13 that the idea started when he watched last year’s Boston Marathon, and he said he did not know until February that he would be able to run this year’s race. (fox13news.com) His preparation was unusual even by marathon standards. Boston.com said he posted videos of himself running on Lego bricks, kicking a watermelon, and stabbing his feet with a fork, while FOX 13 described barefoot runs on Bayshore Boulevard, hikes, squats, jump rope, and “toe-knuckle sprints.” (boston.com) (fox13news.com) He said spectators along the course gradually realized he had no shoes on, and the crowd reaction built as the race went on. A day later, the part of his body people expected to be in the worst shape was the part he said felt best. (boston.com)