Blog entries by shawshank

My GOALS for WEEK 4 - 7 mins on Sunday (8/6/11), 8 mins on Tues (8/9/11), & 14 mins on Friday (8/12/11). My acutally BFR this week = Sun (8/7) 7 mins on an indoor track. Tues (8/9) 7 mins on indoor track Fri (8/12) 17:30 on cross country track. [This was a mistake on my part because I...

WEEK 3 - 7/31/11 - 8/6/11: time/mileage update I expected to run 6 mins on Sun (7/31/11), 7 mins on Tues (8/2/11), & 12 mins on Fri (8/5/11). Mission accomplished! I ran: 6 mins on rough concrete on Sunday (7/31/11). 7 mins on rough concrete on Tues (8/2/11). 12 mins on Friday w/ a BFR...

rounding out the 2nd run in week 3. 7 minutes on rough concrete sidewalk. The run felt fine except for the bottom of my feet. I had some blisters that had dead skin hanging off them on my forefoot & near the top of my forefoot (near the toes). Last BFR also on rough concrete. Feet tender...

i've been incorporating yoga into my cross-training schedule because: (1) I can do it from home w/ DVDs; (2) it is supposed to help me strengthen my feet & help me w/ my balance; (3) I need to become more in tune w/ my body instead of pounding out the miles like I used to; (4) I could use...

I posted in the newbie forum & got some great advice from the BF community. I was going to continue my post in the newbie forum, but thought it was more relevant for mileage reporting. I have been running 35-40 miles a week for the past 5-10 years. In shoes. I have done some reading on BFR...

I posted the following post under NEW MEMBER INTRODUCTIONS. As you can see, it is full of questions & I am full of doubts about my ability to pull of this BFR. Many experienced & active members on your forums posted words of encouragement & specific tips. (Believe me I needed both!)...