I have been barefoot running since 1st April 2017, so nearly 14 months into it. Before that a short time in Vibrams and before that a long time in very maximalist trainers.
I have made steady progress. It took a few months to be able to run more than 3 or 4 miles but I got there. By the end of September 2017 I ran a half marathon. In the last month I have ran another two half marathons (Sheffield Half Marathon and Leeds Half Marathon) and I ran a 10k in December.
My limiting factor is soreness in the soles of my feet (eventually turning into small cuts). For several months I have been able to manage around 20-22 miles per week but I am struggling to increase my mileage any further. Running more than that and my feet being to hurt.
No desperate rush but it would be nice to be able to get to nearer 30 miles by the autumn. One reason for wanting to increase mileage is I feel burnout at the end of a half-marathon, not surprisingly if I am only running 22 miles per week.
In fact, it would be nice to think that I would be able to run a marathon barefoot. Obviously I couldn't run 26 miles having trained 22 mile per week. (Not comfortably anyway).
Any thoughts.
I have made steady progress. It took a few months to be able to run more than 3 or 4 miles but I got there. By the end of September 2017 I ran a half marathon. In the last month I have ran another two half marathons (Sheffield Half Marathon and Leeds Half Marathon) and I ran a 10k in December.
My limiting factor is soreness in the soles of my feet (eventually turning into small cuts). For several months I have been able to manage around 20-22 miles per week but I am struggling to increase my mileage any further. Running more than that and my feet being to hurt.
No desperate rush but it would be nice to be able to get to nearer 30 miles by the autumn. One reason for wanting to increase mileage is I feel burnout at the end of a half-marathon, not surprisingly if I am only running 22 miles per week.
In fact, it would be nice to think that I would be able to run a marathon barefoot. Obviously I couldn't run 26 miles having trained 22 mile per week. (Not comfortably anyway).
Any thoughts.