Enjoy the (many) journeys!I suppose now I know I can hold that pace comfortably for that far, I'm going to have to try for farther...
Enjoy the (many) journeys!I suppose now I know I can hold that pace comfortably for that far, I'm going to have to try for farther...
I've wondered what it would be like to run barefoot with those. Have never worn them otherwise, but have been interested.. I took off my toe rings beforehand just in case they would conduct cold.
Glad you are starting to feel better!Bleech, what a crappy week. Started off great on Sunday,
Then I got sick and was not able to get out till today.
5.24 miles tonight though, felt good to get back out there and get the legs moving.
I limped 8 houses out and 8 houses back. I could only do O&B 3-1/5 houses yesterday, so I consider that progress. Of course, after the next surgery next month, I will have to start all over.
slow and steady, you'll make progress -Thanks, Bob. When I passed that third house, I thanked God and nearly started to cry. It was so painful last night trying to get past those three houses and back home that I really questioned if I could do more.
I've run with them in the 20s with no windchill, and in the 30s definitely no problem. But yesterday was close to my threshold so I didn't want to take chances, and my toes are the first to numb up so I wasn't even sure I'd notice if the rings were having a deleterious effect.I've wondered what it would be like to run barefoot with those. Have never worn them otherwise, but have been interested.
Thanks Mom! I grew up in this crap though, and have been a casual barefooter for a long, long time, so I have a good sense of what my limits are, despite lacking common sense in many other areas of life. After my shower I was back out in it, grilling up steaks on the snowy deck. Now I'm up after a few hours of sleep rehydrating . . . my older brother stopped by with some nice MerlotDon't push the temps too far!
Ha! Kind of wish you hadn't mentioned that. I just looked at my running log and it looks like I'll fall a little short of 500 miles for the year unless I can run 25 mpw consistently from here on out.Forgot to mention that I hit just above the mileage needed for this week so I can still hit 500 miles for the year.
Yah. up until July my tofp kept me running 10 mpw or less, and then as you know I had to take a few weeks off in August and October, so it's been a frustrating year, but hopefully our injuries are behind us my barefoot brother. Look forward to charting your progress in 2013. I'm shooting for 25 mpw average so 25 x 52 = 1300 miles for 2013 is the goal, although I'll be happy with 1000.Let's hope I can keep this up with no more injuries!
All I have to do is 17.5 per week to finish out the year and get my 500. Kind of a bummer but the mileage from this last little push is going to make me have just a little more in minshoes than barefoot. Maybe next year will be kinder to me. I am planning on takin a nice little break at the beginning of the year and just doing some strength training and biking in it's place for a couple weeks. Hopefully that will give the legs, hip, and knee a little recovery time so I can start the year off running healthy instead of with muscle aches and pains. I can already tell this little push at the end of the year is goin to be hard on me. I actually notice I do really well with under 4-5 miles but over that and my body really gets to aching later in the day and into the next day. Thinking maybe I am just built more as a shorter distance runner, which I'm really thinking I am fine with.Ha! Kind of wish you hadn't mentioned that. I just looked at my running log and it looks like I'll fall a little short of 500 miles for the year unless I can run 25 mpw consistently from here on out.
Now I'll have that milestone messing with my impressionable, numerological mind. Can more ITBS be far behind?!!!
Yah. up until July my tofp kept me running 10 mpw or less, and then as you know I had to take a few weeks off in August and October, so it's been a frustrating year, but hopefully our injuries are behind us my barefoot brother. Look forward to charting your progress in 2013. I'm shooting for 25 mpw average so 25 x 52 = 1300 miles for 2013 is the goal, although I'll be happy with 1000.
Yah, the main thing is to run in a manner that keeps us healthy. My 25 mpw calculation is basically 6-7 miles x 2 times a week plus one longer 8-12 mile run, plus one optional shorter recovery run of about 2-3 miles, but I still don't know if this is a reasonable expectation for me. I think it is, but these recent set-backs make me wonder if age is beginning to enter into the equation. Like you, I know that 15-20 mpw is totally doable, and if that's what I end up with, I won't complain. In Chicago I ran exactly 15 mpw (5 mi x 3 times a week) no problem, for two and a half years. Five miles or less seems to be trouble-free for me too. And I think I've learned that any build up in distance has to be done gradually, like I was doing in July, but ever since my tofp and then MCL injury breaks, I've been overly eager to get back to my previous mileage.All I have to do is 17.5 per week to finish out the year and get my 500. Kind of a bummer but the mileage from this last little push is going to make me have just a little more in minshoes than barefoot. Maybe next year will be kinder to me. I am planning on takin a nice little break at the beginning of the year and just doing some strength training and biking in it's place for a couple weeks. Hopefully that will give the legs, hip, and knee a little recovery time so I can start the year off running healthy instead of with muscle aches and pains. I can already tell this little push at the end of the year is goin to be hard on me. I actually notice I do really well with under 4-5 miles but over that and my body really gets to aching later in the day and into the next day. Thinking maybe I am just built more as a shorter distance runner, which I'm really thinking I am fine with.
That would be pretty cool to get that many miles in Lee, but I'm starting to think 750-1000 would probably be about the max I am able to achieve in any given year with little to no injuries. That's between 15-20 miles per week. Back when I was younger I really didn't run much longer than about 5 miles mostly, other than the one half I did and some sporadic runs/ruck marches (12 miles) I did in the Army (my short little legs aren't great for walking fast so I was often running with a 50+ pound ruck sack just to keep up).