Ok i hope this thread brings a lot of suggestions.
So the road crew just recently paved our nasty roads out here in idaho (3 weeks ago), but they seemed to do it so bad they did them with loose gravel/ paved road.
So i was walking to the store and was getting gravel in my shoes (a week ago), i had an idea, barefoot running and gravel training.
At first it seemed just stupid, but you know what i gave it a shot anyway, i strapped on my vibrams, walked outside picked up some gravel rocks, and placed some in different areas of my vff's.
Went for a 4 mile run, not being able to kick the gravel around just having it stationary, not taking it out....Very irritating, i run barefoot in gravel every week (3xs), and thats not so bad.
2 weeks later i have still been doing the gravel in the shoe, i took off the VFF's, and ran on the road by itself for 3 miles. I have to say, IT MADE A DIFFERENCE, i not only improved with my time, the toughness of my feet, it just felt 100% better!
It was a little experiment based on some gravel workers working on a road, and it worked for me. Simple dumb and brilliant, i dont know what it will be like for the rest of the pack, but i want to see what you guys all think, try it, dont just post a response with some rude comments please, try it first for 2 weeks log your progress BF and with your Shoes or VFF's. tell me what you think.
Could it be just somthing so simple and inovating that it worked, or is it something that you just hated the most.
Either way, i will tell you this was a success story for me, and i will keep posting on the progress. well worth it.
Of course get ready for the pain the callises, and yes i had a couple bruises because of it, but now im running just fine, ease into it, just like any BFR and let me know what you think.
So the road crew just recently paved our nasty roads out here in idaho (3 weeks ago), but they seemed to do it so bad they did them with loose gravel/ paved road.
So i was walking to the store and was getting gravel in my shoes (a week ago), i had an idea, barefoot running and gravel training.
At first it seemed just stupid, but you know what i gave it a shot anyway, i strapped on my vibrams, walked outside picked up some gravel rocks, and placed some in different areas of my vff's.
Went for a 4 mile run, not being able to kick the gravel around just having it stationary, not taking it out....Very irritating, i run barefoot in gravel every week (3xs), and thats not so bad.
2 weeks later i have still been doing the gravel in the shoe, i took off the VFF's, and ran on the road by itself for 3 miles. I have to say, IT MADE A DIFFERENCE, i not only improved with my time, the toughness of my feet, it just felt 100% better!
It was a little experiment based on some gravel workers working on a road, and it worked for me. Simple dumb and brilliant, i dont know what it will be like for the rest of the pack, but i want to see what you guys all think, try it, dont just post a response with some rude comments please, try it first for 2 weeks log your progress BF and with your Shoes or VFF's. tell me what you think.
Could it be just somthing so simple and inovating that it worked, or is it something that you just hated the most.
Either way, i will tell you this was a success story for me, and i will keep posting on the progress. well worth it.
Of course get ready for the pain the callises, and yes i had a couple bruises because of it, but now im running just fine, ease into it, just like any BFR and let me know what you think.
