Couldn’t figure a reliable way to mate, found the game and holy hell am I impressed. Black made the mistake of trying to pin White’s queen, White played Bc7 after that forcing a second mistake of moving the rook.
Solution for mate in 5
!Re8+ Kxe8. Qe4+ Ne6. Qa8+ Rd8. Qxd8+ Nxd8. Rxd8#!<
Nike actually makes a running shoe which used a carbon reinforced sole IIRC which is supposed to make you use a bit less energy when running. So I’ll put in my vote for no, you won’t be faster barefoot.