Presentation of a newbie

Ashi

Barefooters
Oct 23, 2011
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Hi,

I' m a 36 year old newbie. I live in France where I started running last summer. I enjoy running barefoot, it makes me feel free and powerful.

I can run 4 to 5 kilometers only but I hope to reach 10 K soon and begin to run some races.

I'm a girl by the way.

Hope my English isn't too rusted to communicate on this forum. ; )
 
Ashi wrote:Hope my English

Ashi said:
Hope my English isn't too rusted to communicate on this forum. ; )



Welcome Ashi,

I would say your english is absolutely perfect. Also note there is a France Chapter that you might want to check out and join as well.
 
Welcome, Ashi!

Welcome, Ashi!
 
Thank you, Bob ! I've

Thank you, Bob ! :smile:

I've already joined that group. I don't expect many answers from there, they seem to be very quiet by now.

Hi, TJ !
 
Yeah ! Don't be afraid to

Yeah !

Don't be afraid to tell me if what i say isn't clear enough and pleaaaaase correct my spelling and grammar mistakes ! H)
 
Welcome Ashi, you're going to

Welcome Ashi, you're going to have fun in here.

Don't you worry about your grammar, we don't care(I don't).

Just relax and enjoy your BF jurney.
 
I just want to improve my

I just want to improve my English. :bigsmile:

I have to read the thread about barefooting in the winter. It's getting quite cold here. I don't mind running in the cold but wet grass is a problem to me : slippy and really cold.
 
Actually, our France Chapter

Actually, our France Chapter has been one of the more active chapter, right from the start too, unless they've slowed down for winter. Christian will be by soon to activate your membership, then you'll get all their notices on group runs and stuff.
 
Ashi:We welcome girls here,

Ashi:

We welcome girls here, we welcome French people, and we welcome new runners. We're glad you've found this community and joined us here. Your English is better than lots of us who are native speakers. This is a great place to find answers to your barefoot running questions from very experienced runners from many different perspectives. Ask lots of questions to get lots of good answers.

I hope you keep increasing your distance to as long as you want to go. If you want to run races, that's fine, but most importantly, enjoy BFR as a great part of a healthy life!

Phil
 
With those words and a sexy

With those words and a sexy American accent , you can get almost anything from a girl like me !

I' ve studied German for a few years at school but I just can't say anything. It' s hopeless. I' ve just started Japanese but I need more time to study and I 'm devoted to running now. So, I guess it will take some time to get fluent.
 
Too bad I'm an old married

Too bad I'm an old married guy with a Tennessee hillbilly accent.

I wish I'd studied languages when I was a student. They're much harder to learn later. My 2.5 years living in Stuttgart, Germany helped tremendously with the German. It's probably best that you focus on running for a few months anyway. Until you get really comfortable with your form and it gets burned into muscle memory, I've found it best to concentrate my attention on running, which, as you have noticed, can be very time consuming.

Guten Tag,

Phil
 
I guess you' re right about

:D

I guess you' re right about focusing on running. I train twice a week and I can't practice more. So I can't skip only one training session unless I would regress. ( I don't know if the word is correct ).
 
You'd definitely be losing

You'd definitely be losing ground if you went to only one run per week. 3 runs per week is an ideal starting point to begin to get stronger and faster and to make sure you don't lose any of the gains you earn along the way if you can work another run in somehow. It's always good to put a rest day between runs, so 3 runs (for example, running on Monday, Wednesday, and Fridays) lets you have a rest day between every run, plus 2 rest days once per week.
 
I can't do otherwise. I

I can't do otherwise. :(

I run on Saturdays and Sundays. I can't run on the week days because I'm just too busy with my job and my kids. I can't run either on Wednesdays because I have to drive my kids to their off school activities.

I could run after work but as I run alone, I don't want to run at night. I'm too scared of cars and crazy people and I can' t run in the wood cause it's too dark.

So I run twice a week and take dancing classes on Tuesdays and Wednesday.

I' m happy of the progresses I've made. I've only one training session left for my first running plan. I can run faster than when I was in my twenties. :)

And next week, I'll start a 10k plan. I plan a race in the beginning of December. I can't wait to be there.
 
It sounds like you are

It sounds like you are optimizing your situation already. Just keep my suggestions in mind in the event you are able to use them one day.

Good judgment call on not running alone at night. Safety always has to come first.

You certainly are making good progress. I hope my poor English is not offending you, as yours is excellent.

Have fun!
 
Phil Hart wrote:I hope my

Phil Hart said:
I hope my poor English is not offending you, as yours is excellent.
Have fun!
Ah, ah ! You smooth talker ! :bigsmile:

By the way, walking and running on pebbles or gravel is still painful for me. How is it gonna take until I get used to it?
Is there a thread already on the rbf forums? I've looked for a while but I haven't found anything about that. I can create a new thread but I don't want to be redundant if there is anything about it already.
 
Redundancy keeps things

Redundancy keeps things alive. Go ahead. Be redundant.