Hey everybody! Let me first say thank you to all of you, I've been reading these forums for a while, but just haven't had time to sing up and all of that yet, but have still managed to pick up some great tips and stories.
Anywho, as you can guess my name is Ryan, and I live in CO, US ( though not the gorgeous area full of mountains that everyone loves so much, rather I have re-located to the desert, full of giant desert splitter cracks that go on forever and never change width!) If that didn't give it away, I'd say that rock climbing has been my number one passion for a few years now, but I've recently taken up running. I ran my first race ever, a 10k back in May (con shoes) after a training program that really ended up being 2 or 3 training runs, the longest being about 3 miles... maybe. Needless to say I was pretty much on the verge of death by time I finished. On an interesting note, in the last 1/4 mile or so I had my first encounter with barefoot running when a s 'crazy' woman went flying by me right before the finish line without shoes!
That race was most definitely what got me hooked on running, but it wasn't long before my daily runs began tormenting my knees and an old achilles injury, so the search was on for the problem. Eventually, after talking with some more experienced runners, I decided I probably needed better shoes to correct the problems with my gate etc. Luckily I came cross BFR, and figured I'd give it a shot.
It's been a few months now, and while going slower than I had hoped, the transition has been going well. I really enjoy the feeling of barefoot, but have adopted huaraches, for the sole reason that I step on too many rocks/nails/sticks/glass etc. I don't like to use it as a cop out, but I'm legally blind (my central accuity is about 20/1800, if anyone is curious), and realistically I just don't see stuff on the ground. This whole thing is getting way too long though, so if you're still reading you should get a prize!
Anywho, as you can guess my name is Ryan, and I live in CO, US ( though not the gorgeous area full of mountains that everyone loves so much, rather I have re-located to the desert, full of giant desert splitter cracks that go on forever and never change width!) If that didn't give it away, I'd say that rock climbing has been my number one passion for a few years now, but I've recently taken up running. I ran my first race ever, a 10k back in May (con shoes) after a training program that really ended up being 2 or 3 training runs, the longest being about 3 miles... maybe. Needless to say I was pretty much on the verge of death by time I finished. On an interesting note, in the last 1/4 mile or so I had my first encounter with barefoot running when a s 'crazy' woman went flying by me right before the finish line without shoes!
That race was most definitely what got me hooked on running, but it wasn't long before my daily runs began tormenting my knees and an old achilles injury, so the search was on for the problem. Eventually, after talking with some more experienced runners, I decided I probably needed better shoes to correct the problems with my gate etc. Luckily I came cross BFR, and figured I'd give it a shot.
It's been a few months now, and while going slower than I had hoped, the transition has been going well. I really enjoy the feeling of barefoot, but have adopted huaraches, for the sole reason that I step on too many rocks/nails/sticks/glass etc. I don't like to use it as a cop out, but I'm legally blind (my central accuity is about 20/1800, if anyone is curious), and realistically I just don't see stuff on the ground. This whole thing is getting way too long though, so if you're still reading you should get a prize!