So for the remainder of Week 4 I did my standard 3-5 miles barefoot each day (other than Friday which is a rest day). Saturday morning was a track workout and I decided that I would run in my VFFs since we would be doing speed work. No major issues at all for Week 4 and running in VFFs went well. I was able to hang with the 20 200s and we fnished up with about a mile of pure barefoot work (cool
Week 13 w/e 5/1/2010 total miles: 20miles
Sunday: Starting the week off with a 5mi evening barefoot run. New route, well old route, but newly barefooted route. Good one! Definitely run it again. Feet felt great during and after the run. Find I run on the painted road lines whenever possible, love the way that feels!
Monday: 2.5mi socks on treadmill before belly dance. Fast run 7.0-7.6mph increasing speed every mile or so.
Wednesday: 12.5mi
Week 15: Out of Town, Not Out
I had a much needed “down” week this week. A combination of the last 3 weeks milage increase and being out of town convinced me that I was due for a bit less milage. I play in a rock band for a living and the one problem I am seeing is that I have to do runs when I am not on my home turf. In the past, with shoes, this wasn’t as much as a problem as I would just find a course on
Week 12: 20miles total w/e 4/25/2010
Monday 2mi sock run on treadmill. Easy, quick run
Wednesday: 11.5mi long run, barefoot. Feet were great until about mile 9 or so..then the rawness and overstimulation kicked in and I felt every little pebble. Good run overall, feet recovered very quickly
Saturday: Wow, PR feel good barefoot run! No clue my exact distance somewhere around 6.5-7mi of pure bliss..Started off with dh and kids, running
Week 2: A little bit of pain
Total weekly miles: 21 miles.
Total BF miles: 3.5
Barefoot Sessions: 4
Terrain: Ran the majority over gravel, but I did run over gravel and trails. Did about a mile on trails.
No minimalist shoes, ran the balance of the route in regular running shoes.
Weather: Was wetter, but did have some sun. Some snow while in Oslo.
Condition of Feet: Some TOFP has been developing this week, almost totally in the right
Week 8 summary 4/11/10
23 total mile Launch and Nike free
4 mi BF (3 runs, 2mi, .5, 1.5)
Warm weather, all on asphalt.
So I took off my shoes and ran and got a…..”you know those are supposed to go on your feet right?” I smiled and laughed and continued on my merry way=). Lots of looks today too, d/t running on some busier streets…..if they only tried it 😉
Everything feeling great, can really stop