Running Press

Distance: 38

Sessions: 4

BF Sessions: 1

BF Miles: 5

Terrain: Road

BF Surface: Pavement out of town, clean road

Runs in VFF: 4

BF Weather: Clear, dry

Feet Condition: Some blisters, from VFF. No pain though.

Comments: When I did a couple barefoot miles last week I noticed two things right away. First, I had a huge smile on my face. It was actually a lot of fun. There was no pain from running barefoot.The second read more

I’m still alive…barely.  Sunday husband and I ran in the Go St. Louis full.  Despite living out in the boonies and running hills all the time I bonked. But we finished!! So I’m taking the week easy and plan to do a couple miles barefoot Friday or Saturday.  Right now, it feels like every time I take a step someone has pliers and is ripping my toe nails off (I’m even more read more

I changed my route up a bit to include smoother surfaces than last weeks primarily chipseal/rough asphalt. My feet feel MUCH better after today’s run than last week’s. Made a difference to incorporate more sidewalks on my route. Very enjoyable run indeed, feet started to get sore around mile 8 (when the route turned to all chipseal). Alternated between bike path and grass. Get a sore read more

In December I was hospitalized briefly because of a kidney stone. An Xray taken at that time incidentally showed “degenerative changes in the spine, especially L4-5.” I’ve always been aware of the impact of running with heels landing first and always surmised that that impact can’t be easy on the spinal column. Logically, then, if I wasn’t landing heels first when running, read more

and hoping to get in some more miles this week. My weeks have just been insanely busy and getting my runs in has been a challenge. I managed 2 miles on the treadmill yesterday along with 2hrs of barefoot belly dance. The 2mi felt effortless, great run!

Went out Sunday for a 1/2 mile run.  Overall it felt fantastic.  To be clear:  My goal is not to run barefoot 100% of the time.  I’m highly focused on learning the Pose Method of running – and I see barefooting as a way to build my foot strength as well as give me feedback on my form.

There were two significant improvements in this run compared to previous ones.  First, the hot spots read more