Woo hoo!! This was 100% barefoot today! I was just feeling so great that I never went home to get my shoes on. The first .68 miles of the run were with my 4-year-old, so the pace was VERY slow. Then it was still pretty darn slow after that; as I get used to running barefoot, speed is definitely not the goal. But it just feels like things are coming together. I'm relaxing more. Still thinking about form, but less obsessively, and trusting my instincts a little more.
Honestly, I'm nervous having gone that far; I keep hearing to take this transition gradually. But I also keep hearing to listen to my body, and my body tells me I wasn't pushing hard.
Happy moments of the run: Running barefoot through puddles & cool grass. Chatting with Chickie as we ran.
2.02 miles, 28:11 (13:57/mile)
77 degrees, 83% humidity, cloudy. Left at 6:30 a.m. Felt great with no shoes on!
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Other posts on running
On this blog, I mostly journal about my runs. On C. Beth Blog, I often write about other aspects of running. You may be interested in my posts about...
~Nope, I'm not a barefoot runner
~Blue Bell Fun Run (5K for me, 1 Miler for daughter)
~My second 10K
~Funny running products from One More Mile
~My second half marathon
~The lure of the marathon (and why I decided not to train right now for one)
~Nathan Trek Holster Waistpack water bottle review
~My first half marathon
~Five-mile family race
~Review of three different minimalist shoes (Homemade huaraches, ZEMs, Vibram Five Fingers)
~Two months of barefoot running, and my thoughts on this running style
~My "headpack" (waistpack)
~A one-month update on my barefoot running
~Barefoot running
~Why I love DailyMile
~"Just call me Ms. Wimpy Legs"
~SWEAT.
~My first 10K
~My body image
~My first 5K
~The Blue Foam Torture Roller of Death
~Starting to run
~Nope, I'm not a barefoot runner
~Blue Bell Fun Run (5K for me, 1 Miler for daughter)
~My second 10K
~Funny running products from One More Mile
~My second half marathon
~The lure of the marathon (and why I decided not to train right now for one)
~Nathan Trek Holster Waistpack water bottle review
~My first half marathon
~Five-mile family race
~Review of three different minimalist shoes (Homemade huaraches, ZEMs, Vibram Five Fingers)
~Two months of barefoot running, and my thoughts on this running style
~My "headpack" (waistpack)
~A one-month update on my barefoot running
~Barefoot running
~Why I love DailyMile
~"Just call me Ms. Wimpy Legs"
~SWEAT.
~My first 10K
~My body image
~My first 5K
~The Blue Foam Torture Roller of Death
~Starting to run
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Great site for barefoot or minimalist runners! (I run in thin-soled, minimalist shoes.)
Huarache tutorial
My other blogs
I have two other blogs, and they're both a LOT prettier than this one!
C. Beth Blog (Musings of a happy mommy)
The One-Minute Writer (daily writing prompts)
C. Beth Blog (Musings of a happy mommy)
The One-Minute Writer (daily writing prompts)
New Twitter handle: @CBethTweet
I was interviewed on the Get Fit Pod podcast! Check it out here.
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I am so glad you are enjoying the barefoot experience. I havent looked back, and can't wait to start training for my next event.
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