12.5 miles hilly off road run on grass mainly (short road section), wearing Inov8 Terroc shoes.
These shoes are not very cushioned and have a low heel with no real stability — very comfortable and well worn-in. They took me up and down the Snowdon Mountain Race two weeks ago without drama.
For the past few days I’ve been reading about Vibram Five Fingers. Can’t justify the cost over read more
18 Holes of golf wearing golf shoes that I wear very infrequently.
Afterwards, my heel (PF) is very sore.
Easy 4 miles on road in evening in Fila shoes.
I picked these shoes up very cheap (£19), after deciding that I don’t really want to be paying £70+ for running shoes anymore. They are sold as a running shoe but don’t have any anti-pronation control and not a lot of read more
This time I decide to be a little more controlled. Fortunately I have access to a treadmill and so I thought this would be a good way to ensure I didn’t run any further than I had to once any soreness set in. I planned to run for just a mile and maybe a little more if the feet were ok.
The moment I started running I became aware that my read more
Feet feel ok.
Increased speed means my feet are a little more sore than I thought, and I’m aware of a correction taking place to protect the sore areas, i.e. my feet are reducing their tendency to land on the outside of the sole.
Just a gentle run wearing old, cushioned, but not supportive shoes.
This was my first run barefoot on a tarmac road.
It’s a country lane with quite a smooth surface, although fairly coarse in places — no loose stones or gravel. The run was just short of 2 miles long, out and back. I’d recommend any new barefooters to run out and back so that they are not forced to complete a circuit on sore feet.
This run was flat to read more
