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  1. ajw1970

    First Half Marathon in DSM and Ran it Barefoot

    Ran in the Des Moines, Iowa Half Marathon yesterday. This was my longest reace ever as I had only ran in 5 and 8k's before. I started out sticking with the 2:10 pacer for quite a while and realized that wasn't going to work for me after about 4 or 5 miles and began backing off to get my reart...
  2. ajw1970

    First Barefoot Trail Race - Timber Trek

    First trail run.. and I ran it barefoot. Amana, Iowa Timber Trek. 4.89 mile "Adventure" run which started out early with a gate blocked by large hey bails followed by a creek crossing and then another crossing followed by a mud wall climb requiring ropes. Most of the trail was a timber type...
  3. ajw1970

    New longest run

    12.6 mile run today barefoot.. ROUGH run... last 2.6 had a lot of walking involved. While my feet did start getting tender the last couple of miles (which is normal when adding to longest distance) it was my body that was falling apart toward the end. I had started out with too much focus on...
  4. ajw1970

    New PR for barefoot running distance

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LLEpXibdERI This was taken just before doing my 11 mile run (new pr on distance and pace for long distance) I ended up averaging an11:56/min mile pace at an average heart rate of 163 (79%) and an average cadence of 162 which is an improvement for me (I had been...
  5. ajw1970

    First Barefoot Race and new PR!

    So I ran my first barefoot race today. Last year I ran the same race in VFF's at a pace of 10:15. This year I was barefoot and ran it at 9:21. Last year I ran a pretty steady pace but this year I was running at a steadily increasing pace. I ran my first mile at 9:39 and then 9:19 and then...
  6. ajw1970

    First BFR in the rain

    Yesterday was my scheduled day for 8 miles in my half marathon training schedule. It was also a group run day with local friends. It was also a severe thunderstorm warning day and pouring outside as our planned group run time approached. I was nervous and excited... my longest barefoot run so...
  7. ajw1970

    Mileage and longest BFR update

    Last night I reached a new BFR'ing distance of 4 miles. I'm working on my aerobic base training and so I was targetting a specific heart rate and varing my speed/form to maintain it the entire distance. This puts me at 34 miles total since beginning just last month. I'm going to try to use...
  8. ajw1970

    First Barefoot Trail Run

    My wife Melissa and I went out for a trail run last night. She's new to running this year and is a shod runner. I found a system of mountain bike trails in a heavily wooded area on the edge of town. There were trail maps at the entrance but I chose to play the steriotypical man and leave the...
  9. ajw1970

    Had a great barefoot run on cement tonight

    I decided to give cement a try tonight... waited till the sun was getting ready to go down to let things cool off and headed out to a nice wide sidewalk system over by a financial park and college campus. As it turned out, the sidewalk ended just shy of 1 mile from where the cement started and...
  10. ajw1970

    Sole Pictures after First Month of BFR

    http://barefootrunners.org/sites/default/files/imagecache/reg/images/ajw1970/blog-entry/feet2011-07-29.jpg The picture makes them look painful but their not. :-)
  11. ajw1970

    First Fully Barefoot Running Today

    Hello All, I'm new to the site and new to barefoot running. Last year I started running for weight loss and found that I loved it. I ran into problems with my shins and feet early on and decided to spend my recovery time studying... I came across the Pose method of running and researched that...