Day 2 Barefoot running blog. On my profile you can see my picture from a race. With shoes on, and a large knee brace for an injury I was just getting over at the time. All the big-time runners who seem so on top of things are wearing double-calf compressors, knee bands, or other strange collections of leg wear. Which means they are all fighting some plantar fasciitis, knee problems, shin splints, it bands, hamstring tears and the like. What a waste!! According to multiple sources, running barefoot will fix all those problems. So, fed up with braces, compressors, aches and pains, I'm giving it a shot.
On day 2, I only ran 2 miles in 16:16. Mile 1 8:21, Mile 2 7:55. Way slower than yesterday, but the pads of my feet were burning! I planned to run every day and slowly build mileage, but I might need to take every other day off for skin healing. Pavement without pebbles or broken glass seems to be the best bet. Grass is too soft and gravel is pretty much impossible. I ran a mile barefoot on gravel once and it took 12 minutes. lol! As far as my feet go, I had them a little toughened up already by walking my dogs for a mile or two barefoot every day. There's a big difference between running and walking, with walking you feel every little pebble, and running you only feel the pain in your footskin rubbing away. At least for me anyway! That's it - hopefully one day I'll work all the way back up to 3 whole miles!!
Monday, August 31, 2009
Sunday, August 30, 2009
First entry
Ok, this is really just a diary to document my attempt at trying barefoot running. I've had so many knee and foot injuries from running in shoes, that I'm taking the plunge and trying the barefoot style only. There are not too many great websites out there, believe me I have checked them all.
Today was day 1, and I ran 2 miles in 14:50, for a 7:25 pace which is pretty fast for barefoot. Check out the route here: http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=314393. First mile was 7:57, and the second was 6:53. My best 2 miles in shoes is about 14:00, so I'm not too far off.
That's it for today, maybe some day by day foot pics in the future!
Today was day 1, and I ran 2 miles in 14:50, for a 7:25 pace which is pretty fast for barefoot. Check out the route here: http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=314393. First mile was 7:57, and the second was 6:53. My best 2 miles in shoes is about 14:00, so I'm not too far off.
That's it for today, maybe some day by day foot pics in the future!
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