NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — For the past fifteen years, one man's barefoot runs have commanded his west Nashville community's attention. They'd never seen anything quite like it. Now those runs are taking on an even deeper meaning and purpose.

"[People] usually say, 'sir, do you realize you don't have any shoes on?'" said 80-year-old Jerrie Barber. "I look down and say, 'I knew I left something at home!'"

"Well, yeah, it's a little weird," Jerrie continued. "People say, 'how do you run barefoot?' Well, you take off your shoes and you take off your socks and you start going!"

Jerrie runs 15 miles barefoot most weeks, usually in the area of Charlotte Pike. No one could be a bigger fan of Jerrie than Braden Parsons.

"Jerrie Barber's my granddad!" Braden said. "People see him around and see

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