Joe Rooney

The glass I collected I would throw into an old straw hat in the boot of my car.

I eventually had quite a collection.

I took a photo of my glass hall beside my bare feet and put it on Instagram with a warning not to throw glass bottles into rivers or streams and I hashtagged Barefoot Running.

An hour later I checked Instagram to see that none other than Barefoot Ted had liked my photo.

It was like David Bowie recommending your song.

I was elated.

I was part of the Barefoot Running community.

Officially.