A muscle in my foot started feeling constricted and tight in the first mile this morning, and my hands were slightly chilled without gloves. So I took my shoes off, and put my socks and shoes on my hands. Presto, foot and hands felt better instantly! Then I ran over to Fairview and did a couple miles around the track so I didn't have to hold my shoes on my hands the whole time. So glad its spring so I can ditch the shoes more often. It feels so good to run bare foot. The best though, was as I was running home, a 75+ year old lady out for her walk saw me with my shoes on hands and bare feet trotting down the sidewalk and instantly started laughing hysterically. It was awesome. Most people just give you weird looks and look at you like you're an idiot or crazy or something. This lady just laughed hysterically, and kept on laughing as I ran past. I'm glad I made her day. And she nearly made mine, although the barefoot freedom topped her reaction just slightly. | 