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  1. jeffacoon

    Runner's "High" - Fact or Fiction?

     I get a runners high almost I get a runners high almost every time I run more than six miles. It lasts for a couple of miles, so I have hold myself back if I'm running a lot further. I get a sort of body hum every time I have a hard run that lasts for a couple of days. I think of it in terms...
  2. jeffacoon

    Hot pavement

     Nice to know I'm not the Nice to know I'm not the only one to have garnered a few heat blisters. Took a couple of times, but I am avoiding mid day runs myself on asphalt. The blisters can arrive pretty quickly if I misjudge the heat.
  3. jeffacoon

    Hot pavement

    Went out to run a barefoot mile on black asphalt at noon. It was a little hot! Damned if I didn't feel a blister forming at the 3/4 mile mark. Why do they always form at the same places? I have read that hot pavement is like anything else. You just get your feet used to it slowly. What are your...
  4. jeffacoon

    Comment by 'jeffacoon' in 'Bloody stumps'

    I had to read this post just because of the great title!
  5. jeffacoon

    Now I know why I lost my speed.

     I'm a witness. Shack is I'm a witness. Shack is sneaky fast!
  6. jeffacoon

    Trail running - HELP!!!

     I am a trail runner working I am a trail runner working on increasing my barefoot distances. I believe the answer is to go very slow when it comes to increasing distance. I would keep getting blisters primarily because of the inclines and declines and my speed. It is more difficult to run with...