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Saturday, March 12, 2011

Run #221

This type of run is what makes me love running. Long, easy pace, beautiful weather, roads I've never run on before, ending with Frappuccino at Starbucks. Could there be a better way to start the weekend?!

I took off my shoes for one 4-minute running segment, then put them right back on. The weather was great for it today, but I really wasn't in the mood for the hyper-awareness that's necessary for barefoot running. (I have to really keep my eyes down when I'm barefoot so I don't step on any sharp rocks, etc.) To me, if I'm going to be barefoot, it has to be because I WANT to be. Maybe I'm turning into more of a minimalist runner than a barefoot runner...and that's okay.

There will be days where I'm in the mood to feel the ground under my feet, or I want the training benefits that come from being barefoot, and on those days I'll go for it. And there will be days like today where I just want to run without thinking too much about what's under my feet, and I'll wear my thin shoes for that. Running is fun...and I aim to keep it that way!

7.68 miles, 1:25:56 (11:11/mile)
Posted by C. Beth at 2:19 PM

1 comment:

Unknown said...

Beth, nice post about doing a 4 minute barefoot run. A few weeks ago, I was do some foot strengthening exercises on gravel until I stepped on a goat head thorn. Ouch! I stepped off the gravel and then took off running barefoot for the next 25 minutes. Prior to that, I had never run more than a few minutes. I am now running 30-40 minutes without my huaraches.

So you like coffee...I have some news for you...this is not a solicitation. Just one of my rants and raves about Starbucks...http://missionpeakcoffee.blogspot.com/2011/03/how-to-get-half-price-cup-of-coffee.html

March 13, 2011 at 2:47 PM

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