Weather - 28 degrees, cloudy, bit of wind and snow.
My photo blog is beginning to include descriptions of my long runs, so I may as well just transfer here what I write there :
Finally had the nerve to try my new minimalist shoes today.
The Nike Waffle Racer is a shoe that is unlike the shoes I have been wearing since I began running. Instead of a cushioned heel and a shoe that takes control of my foot movements, I feel like I am running barefoot with a piece of rubber attached to the bottom of my foot. At first I kept looking down at my feet and thinking, "where's the shoe?".
I loved the "no heel" feel, and I had the odd sensation that I had more cushion on my actual heel than my old shoes did. Once I got to the grass trails I could feel the uneven ground shaping my foot and I thought, "where have these shoes been all my life?"
I ended up doing a full South Farms loop for 13 miles in what seemed to be my bare feet. I was going faster than usual because the shoes allowed me to stride more naturally with my midfoot.
The weather wasn't bad for mid-January : a light dusting of snow, a few patches of ice, a bit of wind, and some hard ground to traverse.
One day is not enough to judge these shoes, but right now I can't wait to get back into them and hit the trails.
When I got home I ordered another pair of shoes, this time the Puma H Streets. I may as well try different types of minimalist shoes and find what works for my feet and what doesn't.
#423
I worked on a picture later in the afternoon of the railyard, exposed a few weeks ago.
White Oaks at the Railyard
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