Monday, December 26, 2011

4 miles


My journey from your standard trail running shoes into barefoot shoes started on Christmas morning 2011 when I got to take them out for a stroll.

I have done a lot of research on the advantages and disadvantages of minimalist running. Hours of watching podcasts and reading medical reports. I've decided to take the plunge, not from reading or watching all of this, but the results I have seen in my running team.

Yesterday I took them out to the trails I have been running in my trail running shoes for almost a year. I did less than a mile of running this time out. Reading about the transition from normal shoes to minimalist shoes I know to not over do it too fast.

The recovery is different. The normal shoes, 4 miles is just a walk for me now. I can feel the back of my calves hurting a little bit more than normal with the Vibrams FiveFingers. I'm getting excited to actually do some more running in these bad boys!!

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