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  1. LillyBeth

    TMTS or just unlucky? Advice for a beginner please.

    Thanks for that. I 'd seen another of his videos which discussed posture and pre-running drills and that was very useful too. 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...
  2. LillyBeth

    TMTS or just unlucky? Advice for a beginner please.

    You're right. I'm a bit gung-ho and impatient by nature when it comes to physical things, but during the past week I've had to get my head around the fact that I need to take things slower or I'll get injured. There will be another race I can do next year if I fancy, and it's not the end of the...
  3. LillyBeth

    TMTS or just unlucky? Advice for a beginner please.

    Thanks for the advice, Joseph :). Do you think the same effect could be achieved by using a rolling pin or a broom handle as the stick? Luckily I've not paid for the 5k race yet so can play it by ear whether I go or not in 3 weeks. I don't think I'll be ready as I have to have 7-10 days of no...
  4. LillyBeth

    TMTS or just unlucky? Advice for a beginner please.

    Thanks for the tips, Migangelo :) . I've ordered Eric Orton's book and am looking forward to following his training plan. I think I'll get myself a pair of flip-flops so I can dip in and out of BFing; I'm not quite ready mentally to be labelled a weirdo round here (they're rather traditional...
  5. LillyBeth

    TMTS or just unlucky? Advice for a beginner please.

    Thanks Vampire. Glad you mentioned the wobble board as I've just bought one ready to use when my ankle is OK; they look a lot of fun (so a danger of TMTS with that too! LOL) I've got my head around the fact that I will not be running my planned 5K race in 3 weeks (there are always other races...
  6. LillyBeth

    TMTS or just unlucky? Advice for a beginner please.

    Thanks for your input. My point was that, in hindsight, perhaps it was too much of a workout for me at this early stage in my training; it looked like the sort of terrain that would be nice for me to run on but the looseness of it (mixed with the hidden fist-sized hard lumps) meant it was a hell...
  7. LillyBeth

    TMTS or just unlucky? Advice for a beginner please.

    Thanks Nick :) . I was starting to think that the C25K plan, although I really like it, will take me at least twice as long to complete compared to if I was wearing "normal" running shoes. It's ironic that where I turned my ankle was in a field that I was only in to get off the road and give my...
  8. LillyBeth

    TMTS or just unlucky? Advice for a beginner please.

    I could really do with some advice please as I'm a complete beginner to minimalist running and am concerned (especially now I have an injury) about doing too much too soon or not doing enough of something. Most of what I've read online assumes a certain level of knowledge, which invariably I...
  9. LillyBeth

    Hello from England

    Thanks everyone. It's great to have found such an excellent resource :) Not that long this time round; I was a fairly keen (shod) 10k runner about 17 years ago, then went off it and just did walking. It's only been the last few months that I'd started getting an urge to run again, but the...
  10. LillyBeth

    Hello from England

    Hello. I'm Beth from the Midlands in England. I'm not, strictly speaking, a barefooter because I wear VFFs, but I love the freedom they give compared to normal shoes. Maybe one day, especially if I find myself in the company, I'll go naked from the ankles down :)
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