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  1. Robbi

    Migraines...ugh!

    Hi folks! I'm knocking on the door of sub 5min/km on my standard 13.5km run, so I've been pushing it a bit harder to break the barrier :). However I have been triggering migraines in the process, generally about 2-3 hours afterwards. I have a history of migraines and they run in the family...
  2. Robbi

    Gun Run 21.1km tomorrow

    I'm nursing the remnants of a deep tissue blister from heat on Tuesday, but have decided to die-hard it. The weather will be cool - 8-12 deg C over the course of my run, and no rain - perfect. My toes at least are ready - South African Flag Colors :).
  3. Robbi

    Epic is: cracking an 18km PB in a hailstorm

    Like it says...biggest storm of the year and I knocked almost 12 sec/km off my pace...5:46/km over 18km. I'm going through some big personal stress which, it turns out, is great fuel for running.
  4. Robbi

    Blister aggravation

    Hi docs, I have a blister which is plaguing me: It doesn't hurt at all. The initial injury was as the result of a speed run over bad terrain and I let it heal about a week or so. It has been OK for about a week of running now, but this morning after just 7km at slow pace it...
  5. Robbi

    Blistering speed...ouch!

    Well, I've been driving down to 5:30/km for the last while, but it's come at a price! All of a sudden (or was it really? Maybe not...?) I have blisters! After my last run I could feel my outer right foot taking a bit of strain, but as it turns out the left foot is the worse one. A blister...
  6. Robbi

    Sustained training plans at 1/2 marathon distance?

    Hi folks, My long run is now at 16km, so it's a matter of time before I hit 21 (yay!). I'm re-evaluating training plans, but everything around 21km is event based with a ramp. It's almost as if no-one is doing any sustained training around that distance. Am I missing a trick here? Should I...
  7. Robbi

    Maffetone 3 months results

    Hi folks, Well after three months of Maf running I've finally returned to 'normal' pace and have some results. You can judge for yourselves to what extent Maffetone can take credit. So, first the numbers: I've increased distance by 100% over the last three months, from a long run of 8km to...
  8. Robbi

    Three weeks of sloth and the M-word

    Happy New Year, all! I hope you have a fantastic year ahead in running and everything else. So, the M-word. The M-word is Maffetone. Those of you sensitive to Maf threads can bail out now :). I took three weeks off over the holidays. I intended to take just one, but ended up at three weeks...
  9. Robbi

    Road rage

    I've switched to running mornings now that summer's here, and I've found myself occupying the same streets as crazed parents driving their kids to school. They speed on residential streets, they don't stop at stop streets but rather coast on through one after the other and are generally...
  10. Robbi

    iPod Shuffle 5th gen vs. Sansa Clip+

    So I killed my Sansa Clip+. I sweat a lot of salt and Clippie struggled valiantly, but after a broken clip and a third episode of mid-run narcolepsy due to shorting out, it was time to look for another option. Let me state this first, though, in defense of the Clip+. It's a fantastic unit...
  11. Robbi

    First MAF run

    Hi folks, Well, I did my first MAF run today, 12km at a target of 133bpm. I must say, paddling along at 8:20/km felt kinda ridiculous :D. I think there were a few toddlers on route who overtook me... Anyway, serious comments: It's pretty hard to keep in the zone, but with some effort I feel...
  12. Robbi

    Why did I click the Maffetone Method thread?

    I've seen this thread for months now, lurking, and I've avoided it like a weighty tome. But it kept popping up, so I thought OK, let's see what this is all about... One kindle book later and lots of distracted hours at work and it's making sense. Now I have to run slow again. Darn you guys!
  13. Robbi

    The John Wayne Walk

    My wife has been teasing me about the way I walk barefoot. I don't do this in shoes, but when I'm barefoot I tend to drop my stance a bit (maybe to bring myself more onto the balls of my feet) and end up with a bit of a John Wayne thing going on. I'm calling it my Ninja Stance but she's not...
  14. Robbi

    Effect of antibiotics on training

    Hi Docs! First of all, thanks for making yourselves available, I really appreciate the chance to bounce things off of you. I have, let's call it a condition. It presents with an assortment of symptoms that fall into the autoimmune space - rashes, bruising, fatigue etc. After two years of...
  15. Robbi

    Gun Run 10k in 57:41

    Hey folks, hope you're all having a great weekend! It's not much in the annals of events, but I haven't run an event since high school, so I thought I'd share. Managed a 57:41 on generally a fast, flat route with pretty foot-friendly surfaces all round. I missed my music (portable players...
  16. Robbi

    Great run - adaptation milestone reached...the future is in sight!

    Hi Barefolks! I had a killer run yesterday evening and I thought I'd share. Just my standard 7k run, but I've been struggling a bit of late, just not feeling like I'm 'in the zone' and it's been a bit grim going. So I took a week off from running and this was my second run back after rest...
  17. Robbi

    Garmin Foot Pod cadence all over the place

    Hi barefolks, I've been running with my 305 and a garmin foot pod to measure cadence. It seemed to work OK several weeks ago, but had some dips and so I thought I'd test it's accuracy. I generated a 96bpm metronome track with Audacity and timed the track to ensure what I got was 96bpm. I...
  18. Robbi

    Bringing balance to the Force

    Hey barefolks, My right foot persistently takes more wear than my left foot. I end up with more sensitivity after a run, and I'm actively trying to balance out the force across my feet. I'm hoping maybe if other folks have experienced this it may help me out to hear about it. I am right...
  19. Robbi

    BFR pain evolution...or limit?

    HI folks, Been running barefoot (no VFFs or anything, really barefoot) for 4 months now. Started at 3km run walk and currently at 8kms, but struggling with a new kind of pain. Over the months I had an evolution with corresponding pain/discomfort: Caleves first, then abrasion on soles and...