The “shrink-Wrap” is officially off! Today I began running with no shoes. From previous posts you know that I have been doing some runs and then taking the shoes off and walking at the end of the runs (all on concrete). Today the shoes came off for a run. I used some advice Ben Greenfield gave me, and will give you,in our interview which will be part of Sunday's Get Fit Pod episode. It's available free at iTunes and at getfitpod.com
I ran to the park in my highly cushioned, with custom orthotics, Mizuno Wave Riders 13. After I got to the park, the shoes came off and I did ten 150 yard intervals (at my long slow distance pace), with15 seconds of rest between each interval. Of course my goal is to get that interval pace up into the anaerobic zone at some point in the future. It's important to start out slow with this barefoot running project. I put the shoes back on to run home.
I can't remember the last time I ran barefoot in grass -It was AWESOME! I can see an additional benefit coming in the future, my white feed will soon match the rest of my legs. I'm going to try this workout (the run to and walk back from the park was 3 miles each way) at least once a week as I begin to incorporate barefoot running into my overall workout schedule.
Read more of my posts on this and other fitness subjects at http://getfitpodpodcast.com/?cat=14.
I ran to the park in my highly cushioned, with custom orthotics, Mizuno Wave Riders 13. After I got to the park, the shoes came off and I did ten 150 yard intervals (at my long slow distance pace), with15 seconds of rest between each interval. Of course my goal is to get that interval pace up into the anaerobic zone at some point in the future. It's important to start out slow with this barefoot running project. I put the shoes back on to run home.
I can't remember the last time I ran barefoot in grass -It was AWESOME! I can see an additional benefit coming in the future, my white feed will soon match the rest of my legs. I'm going to try this workout (the run to and walk back from the park was 3 miles each way) at least once a week as I begin to incorporate barefoot running into my overall workout schedule.
Read more of my posts on this and other fitness subjects at http://getfitpodpodcast.com/?cat=14.
