Blog entries by hmduey

Idecided, almost at the last minute, to do the Gulf Winds 5m/10m Challenge on 12/4. I was hemming and hawing about whether to do it barefoot or not (the longest I've run BF is 6.5 miles, some of it on grass, so Iwas worried about going that far on pavement and trying to "race"). Itook my VFFs to...

I copied this from my other blog so if you've read that, you can skip this! :-) This post got really long and is probably boring, but I felt the need to share my first barefoot race adventure with the world. :) Today I (finally) ran a race barefoot. I wish I could say it was perfect all the...

I won't re-post it here, but you can read the real blog entry at http://www.heatherduey.com/2010/09/i-ran-a-race.html. Short version, Iran a race (my first locally, first 5k ever) and it was great.I ran it in VFFs, time 24:44, got second in my age group. Shocked?Yes, because I'd been avoiding...

Yesterday I managed to run five miles total - four in the Bikilas and one barefoot. It's coming along nicely and I'm not sore today at all - that's the best part! I've finally figured out how to run comfortably and still have some semblance of a "pace" (at least,I don't feel like I'm at a slow...