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Wow, I beat Jazz in the "Was Most Concise" category in this thread. For once.
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Barefoot running is stupid.
Oh, hey... thousands of years of evolution called: They're not done with our feet yet so we still have to use shoes.
Barefoot running is an asinine fad and diversion from reliable training. Protect your feet with the proper equipment.
The human foot isn't designed to deal with the kinds of shit you're going to step on out there. Rock, glass, metal, etc.
I was a kid who had to go to the ER to have a big part of the bottom of his foot sewn shut and was on crutches for while.
Explaining to your spouse / boss why you need time off work because you were running barefoot outside? Yeaaah.
Barefoot stuff is best done on a track or in a CrossFit gym or for P90X/Insanity on workout mats. Watch your paws.
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Snowy,
Cardio work in general is great but there is no substitute to running itself. Bicycling isn't even close to the motion.
Example: Dammitall and I go on a bike ride. She smokes my ass. Dammitall and I go on a run. I run like a gazelle.
I'm horrible on a bike, my muscles straight fail, but for some reason I'll do a 10 miler in well under 80 minutes.
Note to self: Spend more frickin' time on your bicycle.
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One of my coworkers and I were doing a 3-mile run and he was wearing Five Fingers. He couldn't do 500 yards.
Pebbles are a bitch.
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Kirstang,
Your current training program is good. Stick with it. I couldn't run a 1/4 mile without stopping when I started.
Stop thinking about times and go for distance. Focusing on the clock is bad for morale. Get down solid distance first.
There are nights I just go and run and don't time myself. I just push myself as hard as I can and call it awesome.
That way, the nights that I'm out cranking live Pantera and actually timing myself are always so much sweeter.
Last edited by Plan9; 03-26-2011 at 08:48 PM..
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