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Oh my god, have my pads taken a pounding.
Two circuits on city streets in the same week have left them very tender.
I went to bed with socks on last night, to stop the Arnica Massage Oil rubbing off on the sheets.
I’m running the relay in about six hours and I have overdone it again.
It really does feel like back to square one…
I’m finding that the effects of barefoot running often only reveal themselves with time. It’s impact, in both senses of the word, is not as immediate as with conventional running. I’m used to something hurting if I’m doing it wrong and the pain or discomfort stopping when I cease to do it. Barefoot seems a lot more subtle, or at least slow to catch up.
I felt good after the hash
I’m supposed to be building up for Bristol Half Marathon in September – we entered months ago. If I had kept up my training from the Mendip Challenge it would be a breeze but, alas, although I have been regularly running since then I have not maintained the distances – even with my Park and Strides. And from Monday, for two weeks, I will be away, so this is a last chance to
I went Hashing on Monday night, after the barefoot run, as usual. I wore my off-road shoes and there was some sensitivity but it was not too bad, just some tenderness in the pads.
This morning they are still tender, but no blisters, or enlargement of blisters, which is great. Both Achilles tendons felt stiff when I woke up but that eased during the morning.
I might try another run at the
