Well it is official... with the arrival of Standard time we are again in the 'winter' running season...fun, fun..NOT...
I have still been running outdoors in my Invisible Shoe Huaraches without socks with a variety of results. To date the coldest temp I have run in is around 5C. If there is no wind this has not been any more problematic than arriving home with cold feet after my usual 5K run. A few times however there has been a significant wind chill factor which has resulted in some numbness and a degredation of my running stride, especially on the foot aflicted with morton's neuroma.
Today I experimented with an ankle length sport sock as pictured for my run. I simply chose a not too thick athletic sock that was also not too tight so that I could gather some material to accommodate the string between the toe. I did have to stop once to adjust this 'gather' as I found the tension in the material was gradually pushing my foot to the back with my heel at the edge of my huarache. Once adjusted this combination worked pretty well, with a minimal amount of slide between my foot and the outsole. I also arrived home with toasty warm feet...
I plan to make one other adjustment by switching to my 6mm huraraches. This change has to do with the shortening days which will have me running in low light or at night. In such conditions I find that the small bits of gravel, ect. that are easily avoided during the day have become much more problematic. So I think by switching to my 6mm huaraches, which are otherwise reserved for trail runs or walking on very hot tarmac in summer should solve this issue.
I am still looking about for other sock options but in the meantime will continue to experiment with my ankle socks. Of course when it gets really cold, say -20C or so I am sure to retreat indoors for track runs but I hope to run at least a bit outdoors all through the winter. I'll continue to let you all know how it goes.
Jenn
I have still been running outdoors in my Invisible Shoe Huaraches without socks with a variety of results. To date the coldest temp I have run in is around 5C. If there is no wind this has not been any more problematic than arriving home with cold feet after my usual 5K run. A few times however there has been a significant wind chill factor which has resulted in some numbness and a degredation of my running stride, especially on the foot aflicted with morton's neuroma.
Today I experimented with an ankle length sport sock as pictured for my run. I simply chose a not too thick athletic sock that was also not too tight so that I could gather some material to accommodate the string between the toe. I did have to stop once to adjust this 'gather' as I found the tension in the material was gradually pushing my foot to the back with my heel at the edge of my huarache. Once adjusted this combination worked pretty well, with a minimal amount of slide between my foot and the outsole. I also arrived home with toasty warm feet...
I plan to make one other adjustment by switching to my 6mm huraraches. This change has to do with the shortening days which will have me running in low light or at night. In such conditions I find that the small bits of gravel, ect. that are easily avoided during the day have become much more problematic. So I think by switching to my 6mm huaraches, which are otherwise reserved for trail runs or walking on very hot tarmac in summer should solve this issue.
I am still looking about for other sock options but in the meantime will continue to experiment with my ankle socks. Of course when it gets really cold, say -20C or so I am sure to retreat indoors for track runs but I hope to run at least a bit outdoors all through the winter. I'll continue to let you all know how it goes.
Jenn