Slow is good.
I like Lee Saxby's video, where he explains that merely taking off your shoes and running doesn't make one a barefoot runner. It takes practice.
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Thanks for that. I 'd seen another of his videos which discussed posture and pre-running drills and that was very useful too.
...in some respects it's really hard to know if your goals are appropriate...
...I wonder if you could make goals for yourself that are clear in ways other than distance/time?...
...In my personal opinion, it may be best for many to avoid merging a bare foot transition goal with fitness goals for the first several months...
...I wonder if you could find another fitness goal to work on, then consider a barefoot transition as more of a lifestyle/long term health goal, instead of a fitness goal?
Thanks, that's helpful; it's tricky knowing what the right thing to do though is isn't it. The Eric Orton book I ordered arrived today so that should help me formulate a plan. Regarding other exercise, well, over the years I've tried all sorts - hiking, running, aerobics at the gym, aerobics at home, weight-training, circuit training, swimming, cycling, dancing, wii fit, yoga - and the only ones that float my boat are running and hiking. I suppose I like doing something where it doesn't feel too much like I'm doing formal exercise if that makes sense (and doesn't need any equipment). Hiking is being out with friends enjoying the countryside, and running appeals to my primitive flight response (I'm not exercising, I'm practicing running away from bad people or zombies
). Everything else I've found a chore and won't stick with it. I can only tolerate strength training because it's helping me become a runner, but I can't say I enjoy it at all (I'm glad when it's over).
Good idea about focusing on different goals, maybe even non-fitness related ones. I'm all for goals, which has meant that I have done pretty much everything I want to do that I can do at the moment...the travel the world goal has to wait unfortunately. I do have another fitness goal and that is to be able to do pull-ups by the end of the year, but it's not exactly working my CV system. Tried aqua aerobics yesterday and it wasn't too bad considering it's not really my thing, so I might use that and swimming as substitute for running for the time being.
i think even some of us with a little experience will still fall into TMTS trap. sometimes it's hard to stop when you're having fun.
If my physio would let me use my wobble board for more than 5 minutes a day I'd be really pleased. 5 minutes is just no where near long enough play-time
Hi - I thought maybe those of us that are still at the beginning and trying to avoid TMTS injuries might benefit from a log thread that wasn't mileage oriented, so I started one in the Mileage Reporting area. That way maybe we can share what we do and what works for us.
Excellent! I'll check it out