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I think I have entered a period of adjustments. Initially it was my right knee which occasionally became tender – just like when I used to wear my road shoes. Now it is my left knee – and rather than feeling tender it is more a feeling of being slightly unstable and maybe a little inflamed inside.
Usually I can kneel on the floor and sit back on my ankles with no problems, and
Back to slapping around The Downs. This week I’m being more sensible – I’m running around only one half of The Downs and only half of that fully barefoot. I start in my Vivos and then half way around take them off. It’s rained this morning and the wet grass and tarmac feel lovely. Again, it feels like my thighs are doing a lot more work than normal.
As I approach the end I
I woke up with a tight, right achilles tendon. This isn’t something I’m used to.
It’s not painful, or debilitating and I’m sure it will pass during the day but I shouldn’t be so cocky about my technique and distance. I should start at the beginning like everyone else.
Next week, truly barefoot, and very short.
Weekly Summary – Week 3
Total distance about 21 miles, over 4 runs,
For this next barefoot run I wanted to concentrate on the anatomical, not abrasive, effects of barefoot running on my body, so I decided to wear my Vivo Barefoots to protects my soles, but stick with the distance of once around the Downs – just over 3 miles.
Now this might seem like it’s pushing it for a beginner and in all truth, it might be. But my feeling is that from all the hilly
Is that wearing Vivo Barefoot shoes, or actually walking around barefoot, after training sessions and races is really helping with the recovery of any tiredness and niggles?
It shouldn’t be that surprising, as every bone, joint and tendon in your foot, ankle and leg is getting a continuous yet sensitive workout.
Just one of those observations that makes stunning sense in hindsight.
The time has come to either bite the bullet and buy more road shoes or give them up altogether and stay with the neutral off-roaders. The title to the post tells you what I have decided, but can I pull it off?
Today I will attempt my first ‘Park and Stride’ with off-road shoes, despite most of the route being on hard, manmade surfaces. Park and Stride was one of my strategies for building
