Saturday was a gentle road run in the Filas of about 6 miles, running the last hill back to home barefoot (the hill as about 400m long).
\nFeet were still a bit sore from the old blisters.<\/p>\n
On the Sunday a longer excursion off-road on the South Downs. About 15 miles in a steady 2hrs20. This route included quite a few very steep hills over the Seven Sisters and Beachy Head.<\/p>\n
I was wearing new Inov8 Roclite 315. These fit in well with my new ideas of what running shoes should be like: low heels, minimal support and cushioning. The terrain is hard and flinty in places and certainly gives the feet a pounding, especially the long final descent on a very stoney, uneven path.<\/p>\n
I did plan, after the run, to run a few hundred yards along the road with no shoes. However, it didn’t happen, exhaustion put paid to that idea.<\/p>\n
Very interestingly, the following morning, my feet and ankle felt surprisingly good. Usually, after getting out of bed, especially the morning after a run like that, I’d be limping around for a good 10 minutes. Coincidence? We shall see.<\/p>\n
Now the blisters are gone I’m going to run barefoot more frequently, but shorter duration. I think that making the feet too sore to run is counterproductive.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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