{"id":3087,"date":"2012-05-08T14:14:09","date_gmt":"2012-05-08T13:14:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/runningtrainingplan.com\/runningpress\/?p=3087"},"modified":"2012-05-08T14:14:09","modified_gmt":"2012-05-08T13:14:09","slug":"week-23","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/runningtrainingplan.com\/runningpress\/week-23\/","title":{"rendered":"Week 23"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li>Total weekly miles<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>11 miles.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Number of running sessions<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>3.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Total weekly barefoot mile<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>1.5 miles.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Number of barefoot running sessions<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>1 (at the end of my 3 mile shod run).<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Running terrain<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Mostly flat, on a mixture of pavement and mud.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ground surface of barefoot runs<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Pavement.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Runs in minimalist shoes, e.g. Five Fingers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Luna Sandals on 2 shorter runs (2 and\u00a03 miles respectively), Moc3s on the 5 miler, which turned into a 6 miler.\u00a0 I&#8217;ve had the Lunas for a few months now ( I bought a DIY kit, which is much cheaper than a ready-made sandal, and much more fun to make!), but only recently got the tension in the lacess right enough for them to stay on for more than a few hundred metres.\u00a0 Had no problems with them at all while I was running, they stayed on for the duration with no need to adjust the laces.\u00a0 I&#8217;m thinking about wearing them for the 10km&#8230;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Weather for barefoot runs (rain on road?)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Damp and slightly muddy on trails, but nice and dry on pavement.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Condition of skin on feet \u2014 hotspots, blisters<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Blisters are still healing nicely.\u00a0 The dead skin is coming off (I&#8217;ve resisted temptation to cut\/tear it off and left it to heal by itself), and the new skin underneath is toughening up nicely.\u00a0 No new injuries or blisters.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Interesting\/amusing comments received during the week: e.g. \u2018You\u2019ve got no shoes on!\u2019<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Nothing.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Treading on nasty things: e.g. glass, thorns, poo \u2014 how you dealt with any<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>No problems this week.\u00a0 I thought I had stepped on a glass shard at the end of my barefoot run, but it was just a small tear in the dead skin at the edge of one of my blisters that took a bit of healthy skin with it.\u00a0 No problems with it subsequently, and I ran the last 1\/4 mile home with no problems or pain.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Changes in your running style that you\u2019ve noticed.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Not sure if there are any changes, but it does feel smoother than before.\u00a0 I think I was right last week in that a barefoot run of over 1 mile each week will really help to keep me honest with my form, rather than doing all my runs in minimal shoes\/sandals.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Injuries incurred, or reduction of existing symptoms.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Again, a bit of calf pain.\u00a0 Some foot pain after the 6 miler, but I&#8217;m putting that down to tiredness, as my feet feel fine today.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Useful tips and nuggets of info you\u2019ve picked up along the way.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A six mile run the day after you get back from a stag\u00a0weekend is painful!\u00a0 But then again, it&#8217;s good penance for all the beer and crappy food consumed over the weekend!\u00a0 That&#8217;s my top tip this week&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Total weekly miles 11 miles. Number of running sessions 3. Total weekly barefoot mile 1.5 miles. Number of barefoot running sessions 1 (at the end of my 3 mile shod run). Running terrain Mostly flat, on a mixture of pavement and mud. Ground surface of barefoot runs Pavement. Runs in minimalist shoes, e.g. Five Fingers. 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