Blog entries by jogoflap
Over this winter I got a few remarks on the great condition of my feet, despite never wearing shoes. My usual response is that it is because I never wear shoes.
But the truth is a little more complicated. I give my feet a nice hand balm treatment at least once a day. Not with ordinary hand...
Things are not always what we wish they were. This latest experience is not something I want to talk about, but all you fellow bare footers probably ought to hear about it. Hopefully you can learn from my mistake.
A couple of weeks ago I got a puncture wound from something sharp. I never knew...
It was raining yesterday, as it has been for several days. And I didn't run at work. So when I got home I took off up into the woods, barefooted. And in fact, nearly bare-everythinged, despite the cool air (55) and cooler rain drops. I have been into this idea that the body adjusts to the cold...
I have a new goal, and I think it is attainable. Once I thought bare foot running would never be possible for me. More recently I have thought bare foot running on difficult surfaces (gravelly New Hampshire trails, for instance) would not be possible. But after some encouraging words from...
After being at this barefoot thing for almost a year now, I was itching to do a race of some sort. I settled on the Mt. Ascutney Hill Climb, for a few reasons:
All PavementThe hill climb would be slow and so not overly tough on my feetClose to home
I was pretty nervous about it, though. I'd...
The last couple of days have seen good runs. But I want to dwell a little more on Tuesday's experience. That day I was recovering from a couple of tough runs, and was looking for something a little easier, and soft on the feet. Usually a path in the woods works in that situation. But things had...
Yesterday I did a longer-than-usual run. 8 miles. I feel really good about it. And my body feels good today - no soreness, no injuries. Just a little blister on the tip of my fourth toe. That spot has been feeling the road more lately. Something in my stride or my foot must have changed. It is...
On Saturday I went skiing. My sister was visiting, and everyone wanted to ski, so I went along. Downhill skiing is the absolute opposite of bare foot running. I enjoyed it once, but now I just feel like it is stupid.
But I had fun anyway.
The high point of the trip came in the lodge. I had...
After my successful sock run yesterday, I got a can of this Plasti-Dip at the hardware store. The picture tells the rest. Now I have socks with thin rubber soles - hopefully enough to keep the sock from wearing out to fast.
If it works well, I'll try it with wool/nylon blenc socks, which will...
Yesterday was cold (25) and there was a fresh layer of rock salt dumped all over, so I finally gave in and tried going out with the VFFs. I did a combination woods-trail and road run - one I did a lot over the summer, but had avoided lately.
My first impression was "hey, these are more...
We had some snow - just a dusting - over the weekend, and temperatures got down into the teens. So when I went out for my run from work yesterday, I had my first encounter with salt. The sidewalks were covered with it. Big nasty chunks.
I never paid attention to the stuff before. Now I loathe...
Last Monday, early in my run, I felt a stab in my foot. I kept going and thought little of it. Just a sharp rock. The run went fine. When I finished, I was surprised to see the skin had been punctured. Later that day, the wound appeared closed (it was just a pinhead-sized thing). But it hurt...