Well so much for all the good advice about not pushing things too far, too soon…
A different kind of research
This week should have started with a 10 mile race, the Lewes Downland 10. But last week’s experience told me quite plainly that I’m a bit short on endurance miles, so instead it was a longer, slower, slog on the South Downs of around two and half hours. I felt surprisingly good. Next week’s 20 mile race will be a stronger indicator of what sort of long-distance capacity I have
Time for Reflection – part 2
I’m so glad I got all that off my chest – I feel like it’s a new start between us now. Do you feel it too?
Well then, more reflections on what’s happened with all the barefoot stuff over 15 weeks starting from scratch.
Do you know what? I think the walking is playing as big a part as the running. I think the more time you can spend in your day to day life barefoot
OK, they’re not that bad…
As if…
A necessary evil perhaps, and my only option for running, working where I am at the moment.
So, a new opportunity, time to practice barefoot treadmill. It should be interesting – controlled conditions, even surface.
In fact it’s so boring that I ended up practising ‘jazz hands’ to my reflection in the window in front of me while listening to rousing musicals
Treadmills
I hate treadmills.
Even ones with TVs in them…
Especially ones with TVs in them.
Rant – It’s only because I love you…
Continuing my theme of reflection, now comes the time for me to get something off my chest – it’s time for the inevitable rant.
At this stage I feel I have to comment on some of the posts I have seen, on this site and others, that fill me with dread. They’re the kind of posts that say ‘ran two miles this week, I’ll try three next week but my feet are really sore, my progress is