"Are you running barefoot? I thought about some snappy come backs but a simple Yes came out.
Still love running barefoot.
A headlamp is very useful and I love having a good one around especially while working with your hands. I havent needed to but I've heard for running it helps to have the light down lower, like at your belt line. When the source of light is close to your eyes you cant see any shadows and you loose perception of texture and depth. A light down low would make a stone cast a shadow that you could see easier. So maybe something to think about.A somewhat disappointing week. 18 miles total; 5.5 barefoot and 12.5 in VFFs. It was going well and I was feeling good and hoping for a couple more runs, but I landed on a rock with my heel--again while running barefoot. I got a high-powered headlight last weekend to avoid this type of thing. It works great, but I let my guard down as I was running in the middle of the road. I expect rocks, etc., at intersections but not in the middle of a paved residential street. Lesson learned.
When I ran my half in May I expected to be able to maintain about a 9:30 mm pace. It ended up closer to an 8:45 pace. My calfs were pretty sore from the first day after for a solid 4 days. I went for a couple of easy runs, but I didn't push the mileage at all. Of course, I kept up with the hot baths and massaging.
Taking a little time off to heal up my foot. Hopefully I can star running next week again.
My pace was fairly steady for the whole race. I even speeded up the last mile.I guess what I was getting at though was how much faster is that race pace compared to your training pace around 13 miles (plus or minus).
I had to do an pretty "extreme" taper before my triathlon and it went fine.2 miles barefoot. Weekly total 2 miles.
Ok, here come the excuses (Dama is still gone, right?) Big mileage week last week and the big one on Saturday left me a little beat up. Sore knees and the root strike to the top of the foot was really hurting, possibly infected. Work got crazy this week. A grasshopper infestation had me scrambling to put spray on the fields (used shoes for that OSHA),regular work, getting the kids back to school, and trip prep, I had little time. But I'm not worried, I am just going to call it an extreme taper for the Hood to Coast. Yes Jen, everything is fine for the race, I'm good to go.
2 miles barefoot. Weekly total 2 miles.
Ok, here come the excuses (Dama is still gone, right?) Big mileage week last week and the big one on Saturday left me a little beat up. Sore knees and the root strike to the top of the foot was really hurting, possibly infected. Work got crazy this week. A grasshopper infestation had me scrambling to put spray on the fields (used shoes for that OSHA),regular work, getting the kids back to school, and trip prep, I had little time. But I'm not worried, I am just going to call it an extreme taper for the Hood to Coast. Yes Jen, everything is fine for the race, I'm good to go.
I guess what I was getting at though was how much faster is that race pace compared to your training pace around 13 miles (plus or minus)? I'm racing a solid minute per mile faster for the whole thing while on a training run I'd start a minute slower and half way through I'd probably be another 30 seconds, and by the end another 30 seconds, so averaged out I'd say my race pace for a half is 1:30mm faster than my regular training runs, and approaching my speed workouts. I'm just making sure I'm not pushing myself too hard during a race - not sure if I should try upping my training to get closer, but I dont want to overtrain either..
1.75 miles yesterday, trying out some Sockwas - yes, I am the Imelda Marcos of barefoot running. I really liked them, though not as much as not wearing them. I felt a bit stiff beforehand and stopped early - don't think it was the shoes; it has been a difficult week. We were supposed to be at a festival this weekend and on holiday cycling in France next week, but my husband suddenly got a detached retina for no obvious reason - they kept asking him if he had suffered any blows to the head but I didn't hit him, honest - and got rushed in for emergency surgery, so festival and holiday all cancelled. (I don't often post from an actual computer - all these smilies!)
Lol, hilarious! Not much you can say to that. Great mileage by the way!New here, Ran walked my 1st 5 er today and it felt splendid. Total for the week. 23.75 mi. What was interesting bout todays outing was I saw my 1st naked man out doing my run. I started at 5:30AM nice and dark listening for my owl buddies and having a happy time. My running partner Becky was doing great as well. Becky is my rescue boxer/aussy mix. We were almost done working our last third mile and it was just starting to get light. I happened to look to the house to my left and wondered about the large statue in the front formal window . This one was ceiling to floor size...and then he turned and made eye contact. I say to Beck, gee he is buck naked and starching nicely. I then just turned away and run on. I should have stopped and waived. I have spoken to this fellow one early morning about 5am when he was covertly watering his flowers a month earlier. The had shorts on that time.
You don't live near Inakilt, do you??New here, Ran walked my 1st 5 er today and it felt splendid. Total for the week. 23.75 mi. What was interesting bout todays outing was I saw my 1st naked man out doing my run. I started at 5:30AM nice and dark listening for my owl buddies and having a happy time. My running partner Becky was doing great as well. Becky is my rescue boxer/aussy mix. We were almost done working our last third mile and it was just starting to get light. I happened to look to the house to my left and wondered about the large statue in the front formal window . This one was ceiling to floor size...and then he turned and made eye contact. I say to Beck, gee he is buck naked and starching nicely. I then just turned away and run on. I should have stopped and waived. I have spoken to this fellow one early morning about 5am when he was covertly watering his flowers a month earlier. The had shorts on that time.