Quick note - got in 2 BF miles today - really slow running - 10:12 first mile and 9:20 second mile (and tried to go fast!). Not sure what the problem is, but no foot pain, no blisters, so will keep on running slow. Better than being injured.
Lots of rocks and still some ice on the ground - will run again Sunday and try for 2.5 or 3 miles.
Friday, March 12, 2010
Thursday, March 11, 2010
Back on track
OK - The weather finally broke in northeast Ohio, and I've been able to get a small amount of barefoot runs in. On Sunday I did 2 miles in 19 minutes (slow, I know, but lots of snow and ice still on the ground), and Wednesday I got in 10 minutes for a little more than a mile. (still lots of snow and ice).
So, conditions are far from perfect for bf running, but getting there after the worst winter in memory. Also Ken Bob may be coming to Massillon for a barefoot running clinic in June! Very exciting - hopefully I can run more than a couple miles with him by then.
Finally, goals - my earlier goals got blasted away with frostbite in January, so a new, more moderate goal is a 5K injury-free in the spring, (no set PR time), and an injury-free 10K in the fall. That's it - no more, and less if necessary. For weekly goals, I'd say working up to 10 miles a week in April would be pretty great.
So, conditions are far from perfect for bf running, but getting there after the worst winter in memory. Also Ken Bob may be coming to Massillon for a barefoot running clinic in June! Very exciting - hopefully I can run more than a couple miles with him by then.
Finally, goals - my earlier goals got blasted away with frostbite in January, so a new, more moderate goal is a 5K injury-free in the spring, (no set PR time), and an injury-free 10K in the fall. That's it - no more, and less if necessary. For weekly goals, I'd say working up to 10 miles a week in April would be pretty great.
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