Ashley Jensen's running blog

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Location:

North Salt Lake,UT,United States

Member Since:

Sep 22, 2009

Gender:

Female

Goal Type:

Boston Qualifier

Running Accomplishments:

2009 Top of Utah Marathon-- 4:07:44

2009 Top of Utah 1/2 Marathon --1:44

2009 NSL 5K-- 24:20

2007 Ogden Marathon--4:30-ish

Participant in 4 or 5 sprint triathlons

Short-Term Running Goals:

To win a race. (I don't care how long)

Long-Term Running Goals:

Run the Boston Marathon.

Personal:

Married. Mother of 4 children. Writer. Musician. Athlete. Fast runner. (Not all dreams)

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Miles:	This week:	0.00	Month:	0.00	Year:	0.00

Sat, Mar 06, 2010

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Trainer 1 Miles	Trainer 2 Miles	Racer Miles	Total Distance
3.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	3.00

3 miles, 8:35 pace, total time: 25:11.46.

8AM. Okay, so I tried to strike on the balls of my feet and absolutely HATED it! I did feel propelled forward, but at a pace that my heart couldn't maintain for long, and I felt like I was getting the worst ever shin splints. I do love to run barefoot, so I'll have to see sometime if it feels any different when I don't have shoes on. But that will have to wait until its a bit warmer. I don't do crazy winter barefoot runs like some people do.

Night Sleep Time: 0.00	Nap Time: 0.00	Total Sleep Time: 0.00	Weight: 0.00	Calories: 0.00

Comments

From Aaron Kennard on Mon, Mar 08, 2010 at 23:47:40 from 174.51.250.151

and who might those people be exactly??

The only way to learn to run barefoot is to run barefoot unfortunately (or fortunately). The reason you feel good when you run barefoot is because its natural. What you were trying to do by wearing shoes and running on the balls of your feet, probably wasn't that natural and that's why it hurt probably. I couldn't run for a week after I did that once for 4 miles. Also, changing your form, even if you're doing it right, would take some time to transition into.

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