Right, then...
I finally just up and ran barefoot, just like that. I was driving home from a 60K bike ride (Tierra Bella for the Bay Area folks) and told myself "No more halfway points or middling latitudes. Take off your shoes and run, dammit." ...and I did, for a Grand Total of: 0.5 Mile (the feet had enough at 0.25 Mi, but I had to get back home).
Yes. Yes. Thank you. Thank you. I may be slow, but I can run for short distances.
...up to this point (the past few weeks) I've been either running in Huararches or walking barefoot, so the muscle/tendon thing was OK. However, the bottom of the feet was a whole 'nother story. Any bystanders were treated to a monologue that started with "Oh. Ouch! Oiy!" then devolved into a stream of invective that would make Tony Soprano blush.
Also, I took Ken Bob's advice and did not avoid the harsher surfaces, e.g. Chipseal, gravel, pungi sticks, lava. A decision I'm sure contributed to my enjoyment.
When I got home, there was an unusual sensation on the bottom of my feet - I was sure that I had ground off the layer of skin and was now tracking blood all over the house. But upon closer inspection, that was not the case; which is good because even club soda won't get that out of the carpet.
Oddly enough, I still enjoyed the actual running and I'm looking forward to giving it another go and running, say, 0.55 miles, or 0.6 miles, or even someday - God willing - 0.75.
So the question is: Do I still have to say "you barefoot runners are nuts" or can I now say "us barefoot runners are nuts"?
RunningPirate
I finally just up and ran barefoot, just like that. I was driving home from a 60K bike ride (Tierra Bella for the Bay Area folks) and told myself "No more halfway points or middling latitudes. Take off your shoes and run, dammit." ...and I did, for a Grand Total of: 0.5 Mile (the feet had enough at 0.25 Mi, but I had to get back home).
Yes. Yes. Thank you. Thank you. I may be slow, but I can run for short distances.
...up to this point (the past few weeks) I've been either running in Huararches or walking barefoot, so the muscle/tendon thing was OK. However, the bottom of the feet was a whole 'nother story. Any bystanders were treated to a monologue that started with "Oh. Ouch! Oiy!" then devolved into a stream of invective that would make Tony Soprano blush.
Also, I took Ken Bob's advice and did not avoid the harsher surfaces, e.g. Chipseal, gravel, pungi sticks, lava. A decision I'm sure contributed to my enjoyment.
When I got home, there was an unusual sensation on the bottom of my feet - I was sure that I had ground off the layer of skin and was now tracking blood all over the house. But upon closer inspection, that was not the case; which is good because even club soda won't get that out of the carpet.
Oddly enough, I still enjoyed the actual running and I'm looking forward to giving it another go and running, say, 0.55 miles, or 0.6 miles, or even someday - God willing - 0.75.
So the question is: Do I still have to say "you barefoot runners are nuts" or can I now say "us barefoot runners are nuts"?
RunningPirate