Running Press

• Total weekly miles

 1.25 miles.

• Number of running sessions

3.

• Total weekly barefoot miles

1.25 miles.

• Number of barefoot running sessions

3.

• Running terrain

Flat circuit outside my house on pavement.

• Ground surface of barefoot runs

A mix of smooth and rough pavement with some road too.

• Runs in minimalist shoes, e.g. Five Fingers.

None.

• Weather for barefoot runs (rain on road?)

2 runs were nice and dry, I managed 0.5 of a mile each on those.  One run was in the rain, my feet really hurt during that one, so I cut it down to 0.25 of a mile.

• Condition of skin on feet — hotspots, blisters

Surprisingly, considering the pain I was in during the wet run (my feet were so sore, I honestly thought read more

• Total weekly miles

 3/4 of a mile.

• Number of running sessions

3.

• Total weekly barefoot miles

3/4 of a mile.

• Number of barefoot running sessions

3.

• Running terrain

Flat circuit outside my house on pavement.

• Ground surface of barefoot runs

A mix of smooth and rough pavement with some road too.

• Runs in minimalist shoes, e.g. Five Fingers.

None.

• Weather for barefoot runs (rain on road?)

Warm and dry.

• Condition of skin on feet — hotspots, blisters

Dirty, but no damage at the moment.  I have a small blister below my third toe from walking barefoot, but that’s healing nicely and doesn’t affect my running.

• Interesting/amusing comments received during the week: e.g. ‘You’ve got no shoes on!’

None so far.  A few funny looks though.

• Treading on nasty things: e.g. glass, thorns, poo — how you dealt with any.

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After deciding to run barefoot, I did a little bit of research on the internet on how best to approach it.  I ordered Barefoot Ken Bob’s book, “Barefoot Running Step by Step” and started searching the internet for more information.  All the advice I found (from Barefoot Ken Bob’s website, Jason Robillard’s Barefoot Running University, the US Runner’s World read more

As a new contributor I suppose I’d better introduce myself… My name is Dai, I’m 30, and I’ve been running, on and off, for about 4 or 5 years.  I’ve run a handful of 10kms, one half marathon and 2 Tough Guys (Google it, it’s great fun!) in between bouts of injury and laziness, so I’m pretty much a recreational runner and as such, my weekly mileage varies read more