Running totals for October:
Planned: 407km
Actual: 322km
Thats 28hours of running spread over 22 outings, mostly off road. Average pace 4:56min/km. Not perfect but I'm pretty happy with that. 436km planned for November...
Oh and on the subject of barefoot... it's a very polarised topic but intellectually I wholly support the idea. However, I normally decline to run completely unshod and find my VFFs to be impractical for long long runs (I'm perfectly happy up to about 20km on road). I therefore try to chose a minimal shoe with good flexibility in the sole. My experience has been that since transitioning from a "conventionally shod", heel striking running technique I have found myself to be far more resistant to injuries, and far more stable off road. Personally it seems to work for me.
Running totals for October:
Planned: 407km
Actual: 322km
Thats 28hours of running spread over 22 outings, mostly off road. Average pace 4:56min/km. Not perfect but I'm pretty happy with that. 436km planned for November...
Oh and on the subject of barefoot... it's a very polarised topic but intellectually I wholly support the idea. However, I normally decline to run completely unshod and find my VFFs to be impractical for long long runs (I'm perfectly happy up to about 20km on road). I therefore try to chose a minimal shoe with good flexibility in the sole. My experience has been that since transitioning from a "conventionally shod", heel striking running technique I have found myself to be far more resistant to injuries, and far more stable off road. Personally it seems to work for me.