2016 Mileage:
Running: 1,278 miles
(all barefoot)
Hiking/Walking: ~550 miles
(barefoot)
And not sure how many miles of random walking, but according to Charity Miles I walked/ran a total of 2,053 miles in 2016 (not counting the activities where the app crashed and the mileage was not recorded, which unfortunately was fairly often with my old phone). I do not know how many of those other miles (beyond the 1,828) were barefoot vs shod, but I
very rarely wear shoes. If I do, it's very minimalist (usually
XeroShoes).
No running injuries. A few minor barefoot "injuries" such as thistle thorns
I ran a handful of races last year. All of my normal events, plus a couple new ones. All barefoot. First half marathon of the year (one of my usual races), I earned a PR and won first place in my age group. Just two weeks later, I smashed that PR by about 8 minutes for my second half marathon for the year (another usual). My next race was a new one for me, a "7k" (it's actually 4.64 miles) in which I earned second place in my AG. Then I ran an inaugural 5k at a convention in Kentucky (Horse Park), and won second place in my AG. My next event was also new, a 9-11 memorial 20k ruck/run combination, a different race challenge for me - Carry a rucksack (25lbs minimum) the first 9k, then drop ruck and finish the final 11k. I managed to pull off first place
overall! Finally, I finished off my racing for 2016 with another event I tend to do every year, a very hilly rocky 20k trail/road race through forest, gorges, etc, in which I placed first in my AG despite my slow pace. A very successful race year, although I attribute a good deal of that to falling into the lowest end of my age group last year
. Unfortunately, I also suffered several personal losses which occurred shortly after a few of these races, so my gratification and excitement was short lived
.