Well it’s hard to believe now that it’s been fifteen weeks since I first started to experiment with barefoot running. I’ve kept this blog as a volunteer to provide information for Graham Chapman’s research into a book on barefoot running. … Continue reading
Well who would believe that?
It was neck and neck right up until the last leg but the Over The HillBillies won the Uphill to Wells cross country relay.
It was a fantastic team effort and not an easy race … Continue reading
Today was very grey, the weather was distinctly colder, and people were wrapping up – so I felt even more out of place in my lycra shorts and barefoot.
As I turned one corner up onto a bridge a man … Continue reading
All change on the training. We moved offices yesterday and are now located in the City Centre rather in leafy Clifton on the edge of the Downs, so I needed to find a new barefoot route. I mapped one out … Continue reading
I’m really pleased that I’m leaving the cold behind.
The Hash tonight was from the Crown Inn at Regil and I wanted to push myself to get some training in for the hill climb in the relay. I did all … Continue reading
Monday saw us running our hash from Coxley near Wells. It was a beautiful evening and a nice undulating route and I felt good and strong but by Wednesday I had come down with a streaming cold so I ended … Continue reading
A quiet week this week, to give myself some time to recover after the Half.
My thighs were quite stiff for a lot of the week, but not in a bad way, they’ve just done a lot of work.
By … Continue reading
Sunday was wet and breezy and that was great. 11,600 people ran and 900 lost their timing chips in the rain – including a friend of ours and he finished in 1:28, so I hope they can give him an … Continue reading
