Sunday I ran my first full marathon barefoot. After finishing six barefoot half marathons last year I was finally able to train up enough to make it through a full. This race was in Alabama and was half on paved golf cart paths and the last half on roads. My feet held up pretty well but I did have some issues with my quads at the very end. The hard concrete paths may have had something to do with that. I went pretty slow on this one. Of the seven marathons I've done this was my slowest but I think I'll get my speed back as I get some more marathons completed.
My First Barefoot Full Marathon
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Sunday I ran my first full marathon barefoot. After finishing six barefoot half marathons last year I was finally able to train up enough to make it through a full. This race was in Alabama and was half on paved golf cart paths and the last half on roads. My feet held up pretty well but I did have some issues with my quads at the very end. The hard concrete paths may have had something to do with that. I went pretty slow on this one. Of the seven marathons I've done this was my slowest but I think I'll get my speed back as I get some more marathons completed.
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