- Total weekly miles
7.8 miles.
- Number of running sessions
3.
- Total weekly barefoot mile
0 miles.
- Number of barefoot running sessions
0.
- Running terrain
Mostly flat, one steep hill, on a mixture of pavement and grass.
- Ground surface of barefoot runs
N.A.
- Runs in minimalist shoes, e.g. Five Fingers.
RunAmocs on all 3 runs.
- Weather for barefoot runs (rain on road?)
Not barefoot, but I had some problems this week in my RunAmocs. I’ve got the “street” soles on mine, which is basically a smooth piece of rubber with no grip or tread. When it’s dry, or when I’m running on pavement or road, it’s fine. However, the routes I want to get back to running on now are mostly on grass and trails around a big park nearby. It rained quite heavily this week and it was pretty much impossible to run properly in my RunAmocs (or barefoot) as it got so muddy and slippery. So I’m going to have to think about wearing something else on my feet…
- Condition of skin on feet — hotspots, blisters
Good. No side-effects of wearing my RunAmocs so far.
- Interesting/amusing comments received during the week: e.g. ‘You’ve got no shoes on!’
Nothing.
- Treading on nasty things: e.g. glass, thorns, poo — how you dealt with any
No problems this week.
- Changes in your running style that you’ve noticed.
Still noticing a more mid-foot type footstrike. But still no tendency to heel-strike, so I think it’s OK. I can relax a bit about it now. I did some reading about increasing speed and running downhill, so I have the theory down now I think (leaning forward to speed up, bending the knees going downhill). Putting it into practice is a matter of playing around over the next few weeks till it feels comfortable, I suppose.
- Injuries incurred, or reduction of existing symptoms.
Still noticing calf tiredness at the end of runs. But I expect this will go away as I get fitter.
- Useful tips and nuggets of info you’ve picked up along the way.
None this week.
I’m going to increase the distance I run again this coming week to just over 3 miles. I’m also going to be in London this week, so I might pop into the Vivobarefoot shop and check out a pair of Evos. I need something for running in the mud. When it’s dry, or if I’m road running, I’ll probably still wear my RunAmocs just because I love them so much. But I really do need something that will give me some grip in the wet.
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