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Jump Jam in Waco, Texas

Posted on September 10, 2010 by wedge

Just wanted to mention that the Jump Jam is coming up on September, 18 in Waco, Texas at the Barefoot Ski Ranch. They’re offering up $17,000 in cash prizes to the winners of the two events, one of which, anyone … Continue reading →

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Current Figure-8 Barefoot Series Standings

Posted on September 10, 2010 by wedge

Well, over at barefootski dot com, they’ve updated the Figure-8 Barefoot Series standings through the third event. To win the series, each competitor much compete in at least 3 of the 4 tournaments. The number each competitor has already attended … Continue reading →

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Double Elimination – JJ Link versus Mike Netzer

Posted on September 7, 2010 by wedge

Well, here’s the first video (a Tales from the Foot exclusive) from the 2010 Clean Lakes Festival Barefoot Challenge. After some great action shots to start the video, it features the runs it took to determine the Barefoot Challenge champion. … Continue reading →

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Clean Lakes Festival Barefoot Challenge – The End of the Runs

Posted on September 6, 2010 by wedge

Here are a few pictures of “the end of the runs” from the Clean Lakes Festival Barefoot Challenge. The pictures are either from right before the fall, right after the fall, and sometimes, when I happened to push the button … Continue reading →

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FacePlant Fest is Sept 11

Posted on September 3, 2010 by wedge

Hopefully you’ve noticed this on the calendar and it isn’t news to you, but in case you haven’t, the Twin Cities River Rats will be hosting the 2010 FacePlant Fest Figure 8 Barefoot Tournament on Saturday, September 11th in Long … Continue reading →

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JJ Link vs Luke Bruckner Pictures

Posted on September 2, 2010 by wedge

Here are a couple more action shots from the boat at the Clean Lakes Festival Barefoot Challenge. These two pictures feature JJ Link on the left versus Luke Bruckner on the right as they both hung on for their dear … Continue reading →

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Barefooting Seniors

Posted on August 31, 2010 by wedge

And I’m not talking about people like Bob Mahnke and Mike Netzer, but Judy Meyers, who at the age of 66 is competing in barefooting tournaments. She’s only been at it for 13 years because she didn’t start until she … Continue reading →

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Let’s Meet Grant Johnson

Posted on August 30, 2010 by wedge

When 13-year old Grant Johnson arrived at the Clean Lakes Festival Barefoot Challenge, he planned to only compete in the Junior Division. Being the only junior there, he ended up competing in the OPEN division and became THE crowd favorite as … Continue reading →

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Mike Netzer wins the 2010 Clean Lakes Festival Barefoot Challenge

Posted on August 29, 2010 by wedge

Mike Netzer beat JJ Link twice to win the 2010 Clean Lakes Festival Barefoot Challenge held at Britingham Park in Madison, WI yesterday. This is the second year in a row that Mike has won this figure-8 tournament, joining Paul … Continue reading →

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More Great Footstock Runs

Posted on August 27, 2010 by wedge

Here’s some more great runs from Footstock 2010. The first one features Jeremy Petrie (right) against Luke Bruckner (left) as Jeremy fights to maintain his grip on the handle, re-gripping it many times. Luke wins and goes on to take 6th. Jeremy … Continue reading →

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