vibramchic

As I reviewed my new training plan I was a mix of excitement for a new challenge and a side bit of fear that I may injure myself in this process. First off it wasn't the overall training load per week that kind of freaked me out, nor was it the interesting mix of hill repeats, speedwork, tempo...

As I reviewed my new training plan I was a mix of excitement for a new challenge and a side bit of fear that I may injure myself in this process. First off it wasn't the overall training load per week that kind of freaked me out, nor was it the interesting mix of hill repeats, speedwork, tempo...

The day began with next to no wind but a scary threat of rain and a temperature of 10C (or 50F). As a member of Team CBC I got ready just a little early so I could meet my brother and running partner then find the CBC team booth in the race reception area. Everything went off without a hitch...

This morning I hit the roads for the first time in 3 weeks. It felt WONDERFUL to be outside again, even with the blustery winds and driving rain, I was happy. I've been resigned to treadmill running for the past 3 weeks while my husband was away so I could keep an eye on our daughter. I didn't...

I had a neat conversation with a woman this past weekend about barefoot/minimalist running. She noticed me wearing my VFFs and asked if they were comfortable. I told her they were like wearing a second skin for me, and I've run as far as 20km in them. Her jaw just about hit the floor. "20kms?"...

Saturday my VFFs got a good 30 minute workout on the indoor track at the sportsplex where my daughter takes ballet and swimming. After a week on the treadmill it was really nice to actually move forward when I run. I think I did 4-4.5k on the track, so in my VFFs that's not too bad. I would have...

I started running 3 years ago, like many people, to lose some serious weight gain after having my daughter. I read everything on running I could get my hands on, listening to the advice that my feet needed "help" and the running shoe companies had the answer in stability running shoes. I bought...