 Other prominent barefoot runners include Ken Bob Saxton, known as the "godfather of barefoot running", and Todd Byers, a barefoot marathon runner from Seattle who has run over 100 marathons barefoot.On 8 December 2006, Nico Surings of Antwerp, Belgium, became the fastest person to run on ice while barefoot, completing the task in 17.35 seconds.And on 12 December 2010, the Barefoot Runners of India Foundation (BRIF) organised a barefoot half-marathon at Kharghar near the Indian city of Mumbai.