I ran today with a newbie runner. Soon to be a newbie bf runner perhaps. Anyways, I ran bf and he said I was insane. Because it was cold and we ran in the dirt. Anyways, I ran with my shoes( not in them), just in case, because a I had to have a minor surgery about 2 months ago. I was not able (allowed) to run for a month after. Then the whole holiday thing, and I didn't have much time to get out. When I did finally get out, I noticed my feet had gotten soft, so now I've gotta rebuild. So, after about a mile n 1/2, we ran into a non-trail spot, of broken sandstone pieces and stickers... Very not fun! The newbie laughed at me when I put my shoes on. Bad idea. The rest of the run I pushed him just a little harder than he was ready for. It was a good run though!