Hey Everyone!
I've been weightlifting for several years now but I never thought I was a runner. I had running shoes, but the first time I went for a run I got some nasty shin splints (I was never one to ease into things), so that put me off the idea for years. Well my brother-in-law was in a 5k and his friend was wearing these shoes with toes on them and I was intrigued. I googled toe-shoes and found the Vibrams.
I ended up getting some Vibram KSOs for my lifting originally. One day I decided to run to the car from the gym (a longer trip than you might think) and it was a BLAST. I felt like a kid, it was just fun to run! So the next day I did 2 miles of walking, jogging, and running (more of the former than the latter, obviously). Ever since I've been running every two days. Of course, I started about 8 days ago, but that's still ever since.
So now I'm able to run 2.5 miles, and I'm adding to it every other day until I can do 5 miles, then I'll shoot for 5 miles every day. I love it! I found this forum trying to get some help on which way to go - Softstar Moc3's or Runamocs. I'm looking forward to getting involved with local 5k's and 10ks. I live in Grand Rapids, MI and I see there are plenty of runs going on around here. I also have a few pounds to shed (cardio machines and I never quite meshed), so I'm looking forward to a leaner me as well!
So thanks for reading! See you around the forums
I've been weightlifting for several years now but I never thought I was a runner. I had running shoes, but the first time I went for a run I got some nasty shin splints (I was never one to ease into things), so that put me off the idea for years. Well my brother-in-law was in a 5k and his friend was wearing these shoes with toes on them and I was intrigued. I googled toe-shoes and found the Vibrams.
I ended up getting some Vibram KSOs for my lifting originally. One day I decided to run to the car from the gym (a longer trip than you might think) and it was a BLAST. I felt like a kid, it was just fun to run! So the next day I did 2 miles of walking, jogging, and running (more of the former than the latter, obviously). Ever since I've been running every two days. Of course, I started about 8 days ago, but that's still ever since.
So now I'm able to run 2.5 miles, and I'm adding to it every other day until I can do 5 miles, then I'll shoot for 5 miles every day. I love it! I found this forum trying to get some help on which way to go - Softstar Moc3's or Runamocs. I'm looking forward to getting involved with local 5k's and 10ks. I live in Grand Rapids, MI and I see there are plenty of runs going on around here. I also have a few pounds to shed (cardio machines and I never quite meshed), so I'm looking forward to a leaner me as well!
So thanks for reading! See you around the forums