Of all the races I’ve done, the Snowdon Mountain Race is the one that has produced more post-run soreness than any other. DOMS, or delayed onset muscle soreness, is what makes the legs hurt for days after doing something that the muscles are not accustomed to doing. The quads (front thigh muscles) can be particularly badly affected after a bout of fast downhill running. This is because the
Barefoot Living
For the seven days we will be out working in the Gulf off the coast of Saudi Arabia it will be barefoot living almost all day. We’re living on a boat and working on a beach in 50 degree heat so there is nowhere to run but my feet and legs will have the benefit of barefoot walking.
On the beach the sand consistency varies greatly from powder-like dust to sharp grains and shell fragments.
A tiny bit more barefoot running.
12 days of running:
1st week
Total miles: 40
Number of running sessions: 6
Barefoot miles: about 2, in one session
Five Finger miles: 2
2nd week: This was a funny week. We’re on holiday so lots of trekking in the Rockies so have so far only done one run, 7 miles, with just the last three quarters of a mile in bare feet. On tarmac, but the tarmac where I’m staying in Canada is very smooth
Off to Saudi
I’m off to Saudi for ten days and as almost all of this will be spent on a boat moored of a desert island, with 45 degree heat and 90% humidity… …there’s not going to be any running.
Although I will really miss using my body in this way I am hoping it will give time for my knees to relax and ease of the strain. I will be taking my Vivos and there will be a lot of opportunity
Week 7 Summary
Total Miles: 19, mainly cross country, hard paths, grass, tarmac, pavement, dry
Barefoot Miles: 1.0, grass, earth paths, tarmac & pavement, dry
Transition Miles: 0.75, pavement, earth path, dry
Week 9?
I haven’t fallen off the face of the earth. I couldn’t get WordPress to work at all a few weeks ago and finally figured out I still had some remnants of the AV Security Virus on my computer. Now that’s taken care of, hopefully I can update a little more.
Total weekly miles: 12
Running sessions: 4
Total barefoot miles: 0
BF sessions: 0
Surface: asphalt, grass, gravel
Runs in minimalist