I ran with Sasha this morning. Total time of a little under 1:15:00. We also threw in some fat miles, the second being a fat 1.25 because I needed to get home faster than running slower would allow for. The last two quarters were 1:20, 1:21 (6:59 for 1.25)
PM: I ran a double today, first running about 1.25 with Kimia (I will count it as 1 mile) and then running three miles alone. After 1 mile on pavement I went over to a park near my house, and I ran 2 more miles on the grass barefoot. This was my first ever barefoot run (not counting playing games like frisbee). Running barefoot will take some getting used to, but it felt good. The weirdest part about it was when I put my shoes back on at the end and ran a couple hundred yards more. I felt like I had forgotten how to run. What felt so natural barefoot felt foreign and intrusive once shoes were on my feet again. I also had a little adventure while running barefoot. A dog came after me, (just a little runt of a dog) and I went sprinting off to out-run it. However it was gaining on me, and I really had to turn on the gas to drop the thing. I also noticed that my heart rate is higher when I don't wear shoes. I noticed the same with Sasha when he is shoeless. Average about 123 bpm at 8:00 pace with shoes and 10-15 bpm higher without shoes.
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