Five years ago, when I was looking for new ways to keep my legs and joints healthy I bought some Vivo Barefoot shoes (I told you I was faddish). If you haven’t come across them they are completely unpadded shoes, with very thin soles which although puncture resistant offer no cushioning at all, so you can feel every bump in the pavement. The idea is to give you a completely natural
I have to be careful – I have a faddish tendency. My modus operandi is to come upon a new project, throw myself in, become completely obsessed and then, without a second thought, drop it and move on.
It took me a while to realise this and develop some skills in self-monitoring and self-control. Running certainly could have fitted the mould but by the time I started at the end of 2002
Sometimes you just happen to be in the right place at the right time, without even knowing it.
Something sticks in your mind when you normally wouldn’t give it a second thought. You start looking into a world that you were vaguely aware of and then it all kicks off.
That’s how I feel about coming upon Barefoot Running. I was dimly aware of it, but didn’t think anything of
Total weekly miles: 10
Running sessions: 3
Total barefoot miles: 0.5 Ran during lunch this week since it was cooler and since I was rushed, didn’t want to take the extra time to stop and take my shoes off. Next week will hopefully be higher.
BF sessions: 1
Surface: asphalt
Runs in minimalist shoes: all
Weather: 80-85 with 80% humidity
Feet condition: My toe nail fell off!!! I was putting a sock
Total weekly miles: 14 miles
Total BF miles: 12 miles
Barefoot Sessions: 5
Terrain: Asphalt for form. Trails for fun.
Wore aqua shoes for two miles of this week’s totals.
Weather: Warm week. Not hot.
Condition of Feet: After a long run on Monday, I had one day of TOFP. Not really noticeable, but I took a day off to be sure. New problem this week: Morton’s Toe. Basically, my shortened first
Tuesday: 4mi run…perfect. Some top of foot pain in my left foot.
Thursday: 3.5mi run with hubby and kids. Tofp still there
Sunday: 13.1, ran faster than I had during training and think I may have a stress fracture where I was having tofp on my left foot. I’ll be resting this puppy up and anxiously awaiting the day I can get out for a run. The race was fantastic, felt very strong and charged