5 miles in 39:42, 7:56/mi, HR 157. Fitness feels like its really starting to return...good news. A Vibram Five Fingers Update: Today was double the time/distance of my longest run in them to date, which concerned me since on previous runs my calves started feeling sore at the 2.5 mile endpoint. Considered doing 2 x 2.5 segments with a shoewear changing opportunity in between, but in the end decided on my normal 5 mile route. Well, I felt my calves by the 2 mile mark and I felt increasing soreness thru mile 4 where another pain drowned them out....the bottoms of my feet. I'd had a spot rubbed raw on my pinky toe in previous runs, but today when I got back and assessed damage, I had a blister on my left foot under big toe ball callus and three raw spots on my right foot (under left big toe ball callus, fourth and fifth toe underside). The spot where I'd applied body-glide was better but still a bit raw. Plus, my left foot bunion was red and looked swollen, although it could be my overactive imagination.
So I obviously have whimpy feet. I might try wearing my Injinji Tetrasok with the Vibram Five Fingers next time to work thru this blister/rawness problem, at least until my feet toughen up some. I'll wait until tomorrow to pass judgement on how badly my calves feel....I'm hoping the worst case is that they'll feel similar to my first 2.5 mile run, in which case it's just a matter of time before my calves adapt. Vibram Five Fingers - 12.5 miles. | 