{"id":1474,"date":"2010-08-18T18:31:52","date_gmt":"2010-08-18T17:31:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/runningtrainingplan.com\/runningpress\/?p=1474"},"modified":"2010-09-08T18:36:33","modified_gmt":"2010-09-08T17:36:33","slug":"7th-barefoot-run","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/runningtrainingplan.com\/runningpress\/7th-barefoot-run\/","title":{"rendered":"7th Barefoot Run"},"content":{"rendered":"

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I\u2019m finding that the effects of barefoot running often only reveal themselves with time.\u00a0 It\u2019s impact, in both senses of the word, is not as immediate as with conventional running.\u00a0 I\u2019m used to something hurting if I\u2019m doing it wrong and the pain or discomfort stopping when I cease to do it.\u00a0 Barefoot seems a lot more subtle, or at least slow to catch up.<\/p>\n

I felt good after the hash on Monday – my first run in over two weeks.\u00a0 Yet the day after my pads tell me that they have done a lot of work – but it\u2019s not something they told me on the day.\u00a0 This is why I think you have to be so careful planning and assessing your training, or transition into this way of running.\u00a0 You have to predict your body\u2019s feedback before it gives it to you, because if you take only the immediate signals that everything is OK then you can seriously overdo it and knock yourself back by days if not weeks.<\/p>\n

Having said all that this tenderness I was feeling wasn\u2019t as severe as it can be when running barefoot but it\u2019s interesting for me to note that this can be brought about just by shifting your weight in your shoes to your forefoot and shows that it really isn\u2019t just the state of the skin on your soles that you need to be concerned about when you embark on barefoot – it\u2019s also the tissue beneath and the anatomy above and I think they will take a long time to adjust.<\/p>\n

This route around Durdham Down is becoming my lunchtime staple – on the doorstep, a choice of surfaces and infinitely variable. Usual routine – one side in shoes (this time Vivo Barefoots, not Inov-8s) and the other three barefoot – it\u2019s about 3\/4 of a mile shod and another mile unshod.\u00a0 It\u2019s a sunny day and dry underfoot but it has rained earlier in the week so it yielded beautifully.<\/p>\n

I passed a cyclist towards the end who said \u201cI used to do that\u201d, \u201cIsn\u2019t it great?\u201d I replied, he said \u201cThere\u2019s something very calming and therapeutic about it\u201d, and he\u2019s right.<\/p>\n

On the way down the hill, back to work, I noticed again how the downhill seems the hardest as there seems to be quite a drag on your pads with the weight moving over them.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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