First Barefoot Race and new PR!

[ajw1970]

So I ran my first barefoot race today. Last year I ran the same race in VFF's at a pace of 10:15. This year I was barefoot and ran it at 9:21. Last year I ran a pretty steady pace but this year I was running at a steadily increasing pace.



I ran my first mile at 9:39 and then 9:19 and then 8:53 with a 7:12 push at the finish which is a dead sprint for me.



So this is also my first anniversary for foot racing.

 

[JosephTree]

Mazel tov!  Resist the urge

Mazel tov! Resist the urge to sign up for an Ultra for a little while yet.

 

[ajw1970]

JosephTree wrote:Mazel tov! 

Mazel tov! Resist the urge to sign up for an Ultra for a little while yet.

LOL! I can do that... but I didn't resist the urge for an upcoming half marathon... 4 more weeks!

 

[Barefoot TJ]

Maybe it's that AW factor

Maybe it's that AW factor that makes us go a little faster? Maybe it has nothing to do with being barefoot after all? Ha! Teasing...of course!

Congrats to you on kickin' some azz!

 

[NickW]

Thats awsome! I just missed

Thats awsome! I just missed my first race due to injury! Ok, well it was the first race I was ever going to do. Pretty bummed about that but I guess I learned a valuable lesson. Listen to my body no matter what. Thats awsome that you did so well!

 

[ajw1970]

Thanks Nick. Sorry to hear

Thanks Nick. Sorry to hear you weren't able to run your race. Yeah, it's definately important to pay attention to the feedback you're receiving.

 

[ajw1970]

Here's our finish line

Here's our finish line video's:
Damahttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s0RHpZsV4V0&feature=player_detailpage#t=644s John (me)http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s0RHpZsV4V0&feature=player_detailpage#t=919s Dama's Hubbyhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iPxwvgTdpcc&feature=player_detailpage#t=75s My Wifeyhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iPxwvgTdpcc&feature=player_detailpage#t=1037s