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Location:

Seattle,WA,

Member Since:

Nov 13, 2009

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Other

Running Accomplishments:

St George Marathon 2008 = 3:05

Boston Marathon 2009 = 3:07

Seattle Rock and Roll Marathon 2010 = 3:07 (in Five Fingers Bikilas)

1500 meters this summer = 4:36

Ran 30 miles on my 30th birthday (Feb 7 2010)

Short-Term Running Goals:

Break 3 hours in the marathon

Run a trail ultra

Find a way to run high mileage without injuring myself. My current theory is that transitioning out of my super-cushioned shoes into more minimalist shoes or bare feet will help improve my form and make this possible.

Long-Term Running Goals:

Run a 100 mile race.

Personal:

I am happily married to Jenni. We have three energetic little boys who also enjoy to run. Jenni and I are both going to try learning how to run without shoes this year.

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Miles:	This week:	0.00	Month:	0.00	Year:	0.00
Barefoot Lifetime Miles:						11.00
FiveFingers Lifetime Miles:						118.00
New Balance 790 Lifetime Miles:						128.00
Inov 8 Roclite 295 Lifetime Miles:						3.00

Mon, Nov 23, 2009

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Total Distance
5.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	5.00

Ouch! I think I just sustained my first barefoot running injury. I felt a little twinge in my right foot when I ran on Saturday, but didn't think too much of it. I attributed it to altering my step slightly to take stress off a blister on my arch. Today I ran 5 miles on the waterfront and I started off with some tightness in the tendons near the front of that foot. I did the run at a semi-brisk pace, 7:20 per mile, and by the end I was feeling pain in the foot everytime it hit the ground. Now I can barely walk on it. I will ice it and take a couple days off, and then ease back onto it. Hopefully it's just a minor setback.

FiveFingers Miles: 5.00

Comments

From Aaron Kennard on Tue, Nov 24, 2009 at 01:14:57 from 174.51.250.151

Bummer. I have experienced some tendon/muscle pains in both of my feet in the last few weeks. Taking a day off of running has helped them go away quickly. Also, focusing on lifting my whole foot and not pushing off my feet and running lighter I noticed less pain in my feet. Even still though, I've noticed in the mornings my forefeet have been kind of stiff and they take a few minutes to feel comfortable. I think it will pass as the muscles and tendons get conditioned.

From Aaron Kennard on Tue, Dec 01, 2009 at 14:03:55 from 174.51.250.151

So how's your foot doing, are you able to run again without pain?

From Danny on Tue, Dec 01, 2009 at 22:06:44 from 71.231.104.88

I'm getting back on it after resting over the Thanksgiving break. My foot is still a little tender, so I'm doing my main mileage in shoes, and planning to slowly ease the barefooting back in.

From Aaron Kennard on Wed, Dec 02, 2009 at 18:39:35 from 174.51.250.151

That's a bummer that its not going away that fast. You'll break through it I'm sure. I've been doing longer runs lately, and then usually taking a day off to recover and it has been going well so far. I've also been seeing a massage therapist once per week who specializes in something called push therapy, and I think that has definitely helped my feet and legs adjust faster than they would have without it. I was going to her for some back pain I was having but that was resolved and the focus shifted to my feet and legs during the transition.

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