Week 3 – 15th – 21st January<\/p>\n
Total distance: 15km<\/p>\n
Barefoot distance: 800m<\/p>\n
Outlook: positive, although developed a bit of a pain in right calf.<\/p>\n
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It was cold last week.\u00a0 Went out early on Sunday morning after a freezing night, it was beautifully clear and the common was covered in frost.\u00a0 The ground was frozen and the patches of mud that are usually slippery in smooth soled minimalist shoes were hard and crunchy underfoot.\u00a0 Took my shoes off for a bit and ran on the horseride, and a bit of rough tarmac.\u00a0 The cold ground numbed my feet pretty quickly and meant I couldn\u2019t feel the ground properly \u2013 despite the numbness, everything felt rougher than I\u2019d expected and actually quite painful.\u00a0 A few other runners and dog walkers looked at me as if I was crazy, and began to think they might have a point.\u00a0 I couldn\u2019t tell if I was trashing my feet or of it was just cold.\u00a0 After about 800m I put my shoes back on and my feet warmed up quite quickly.\u00a0 When I got home, I checked my feet and they seemed fine, so think it was just the cold.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
It warmed up later in the week, and after recovering from a stomach bug, I went for a trot at lunchtime with some friends from work.\u00a0 Running with colleagues meant I wasn\u2019t inclined to take my shoes off, partly because it was raining and although not too cold I worried about my soles getting wet and blistering, but being honest it was really\u00a0not to look weird in front of people I work with.\u00a0\u00a0 I reckon that as I get more confident barefoot I\u2019ll be less shy about it, at the moment it would just look odd to take my shoes off just so I could run slower for 800m, and then put my shoes back on. Running and chatting meant I wasn\u2019t so focussed on my form, and probably sped up a bit as a result, either way\u00a0I\u00a0was relaxed and\u00a0enjoyed the run (apart from what\u00a0I fear is a slight strain in my right calf, which came on towards the end – perhaps because I was going a bit faster and not focussed on my form).\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
I\u2019d be interested to hear from more experienced barefooters what limits you find \u2013 how cold, how wet, does it have to be for you to keep your shoes on (or not go out)?\u00a0 Does this change as you get more experience\/confidence?\u00a0 And what tips do you have for keeping feet warm?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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