Category Archives: Barefoot
Barefoot Drilling
I just had to blog about this! I don’t actually do these drills to the letter. However, I do regular barefoot runs and focus on relaxing my feet. Look at this . Interesting isn’t it? At least once weekly I go up to our local cricket pitch, take off my shoes, walk around, relax Read more...
The Weekend
For me, it was a little disappointing due to not being able to run the Shakespeare Half Marathon that I have been training for these last ten or twelve weeks. I have a cold the likes of which I haven’t experienced in years: it is quite horrid, normally I have a sniffle for a day Read more...
Enough to Break Contact with the Ground
The above title says what amount of effort should be put into lifting your feet from the ground. The emphasis is on getting the feet off the ground quickly rather than driving the toes into the ground. That is not to say that we do not push at all, our bodies do push us along, Read more...
Let’s Get Minimal
I have numerous issues of note that I plan to blog about shortly; a couple of shoe reviews mainly and a little about how my running is going of late. For now though I thought I would share an article brought to my attention this morning… http://www.run4it.com/blog/2010/02/19/inov-8-the-barefoot-minimalilst-running-debate/ No, barefoot running isn’t for everyone. A lot Read more...
Running
Yes, just running. Recently I have been running quite well and have been fairly happy with the results thus far. Unfortunately last weekend I was at an all time low so didn’t run which prevented me from getting over 40 miles for the week. I continue to just run as I feel though and I’m Read more...