Ran Heart Breaker Half Marathon on Saturday in 1:53:59.
My toughest barefoot half marathon yet.
1 mile on a smooth asphalt
12 miles on rough chip seal country roads
1 mile on a crushed gravel road
It was also cold with a light drizzle the whole time so the roads were wet.
Underestimated the weather so by mile 6 my forearms and especially wrists were frozen piece of ice. Last three miles really feeling some soreness in the balls of my feet.
No visible damage after the race, just the soreness.
Two deep tissue blood blisters surfaced in the next two days but recovery is really fast.
Really happy with the speed on a challenging surface, improved my last HM time by 3 minutes.
Full race report at
http://paraganek.blogspot.com/2013/02/heart-breaker-half-marathon.html
My choice of footwear
The surface
My toughest barefoot half marathon yet.
1 mile on a smooth asphalt
12 miles on rough chip seal country roads
1 mile on a crushed gravel road
It was also cold with a light drizzle the whole time so the roads were wet.
Underestimated the weather so by mile 6 my forearms and especially wrists were frozen piece of ice. Last three miles really feeling some soreness in the balls of my feet.
No visible damage after the race, just the soreness.
Two deep tissue blood blisters surfaced in the next two days but recovery is really fast.
Really happy with the speed on a challenging surface, improved my last HM time by 3 minutes.
Full race report at
http://paraganek.blogspot.com/2013/02/heart-breaker-half-marathon.html
My choice of footwear
The surface
Pads one day after the race
Pads two days after the race