12/19 update

Well, I had my first snow run barefoot. It was actually really pleasant - about 29 degrees out, and a coating of a half-inch of snow at the most. My feet turned red, but seemed to have a good deal of feeling most of the time. A little bit of pins and needles when warming back up, but nothing too extreme.

I ran 2 miles in 18 minutes. I stopped and talked to some nice guys running and told them all about barefoot running. All in all, very pleasant and much preferable to running in the rain. Little bit of tenderness throughout the day, especially where I had earlier injury, but nothing too bad. Ready for my next barefoot 5K!. So that's 4 miles barefoot 12/13-12/19. My goal for 12/20-12/26 is 8 miles barefoot. Long-term is back to 5 to 6 mile runs and 25 miles a week by the first 5K in March.

Running update 12/14

Alright, still barefoot running. I did 2 miles on 12/13 in a time of 15:40. The first mile was 8:30 and the second mile 7:10. I can say that wet & cold is very damaging. I had a very minor repeat of my earlier injury, and will keep me from running for a few days. To repeat: no fast running in the winter, especially with numb feet. To easy to make a form mistake that scrapes the skin right off my feet. Which it did before, and almost did on this run. So, my new dedication is to not run faster than an 8 minute mile. If I stay injury-free at that pace, then I can increase. But the 7:10 caused injury, so I've got to slow down. I'll start my mileage log back up (FWIW, i'll start it again 1/1).

12/13-12/20 - 2 miles barefoot
Record week: 22 miles in 4 runs
Speed PR's: 1 mile 6:08 D'allesandro 5K
5K - 20:18 D'allesandro 5K
Distance: 5.75 miles barefoot, all road 10/10/09
Gravel: 12 minutes on crushed gravel 12/1/09

2010 Goals: - No injuries (not one)
1000 miles barefoot (20+ miles every week)
Complete 5K, 10K, 1/2 marathon injury-free