Sunday, June 19, 2005
No shoes is good news
Firstly, apologies for the awful pun, however...
On my last few runs, I have had to pull up early because of my foot. Deciding to try something new, I ran today in barefeet. Result - 26 - count them twenty-six - minutes - 5.36 kilometres - and raring for more. Providing that my foot doesn't fall off tomorrow, I'll be a very happy boy. Having tomorrow off running (hopefully I will fit in a gym visit), and then aiming for the big 30 minutes on Tuesday. Cruisisng at 4:45/km with my heart-rate at 140 is encouraging - my aim is to keep the HR the same, and hoping the time comes down, rather than the usual plan of maintaining the pace, and hoping the HR comes down.
Even if my barefoot plan works there might be a downside - doing the City to Surf without shoes doesn't sound like a lot of fun. My theory (call it wishful thinking) is that I should be able run fairly consistently as my foot gets stronger, and in a few weeks, I will be able to run in shoes. I am planning to see my podiatrist, who may have a more scientifically based theory on why running barefoot doesn't hurt - no doubt a theory that has a financial solution.
Yesterday, I took Louis for his first bike ride, around Homebush Bay. Looking at the bike paths, running tracks and close proximity to swimming pools and tartan running tracks. I've decided that Newington (the suburb they made when they realised that the Olympic Athlete's Village didn't have much reuse factor) would be a brilliant place to live. If I knew how to use the gears on the bike I borrowed, it would have been even better. Riding to the top of one of those grassy knoll things in top gear is certainly a good substitute when you are not running!
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Fingers are crossed that your foot is ok today. You don't do things by halves do you? From 4mins to 26mins? Thought you were going to take it slowly? *laughs and shakes head*
I'm quite fond of Homebush myself. Used to take clients with disabilities down to the wetlands to look at the birdlife and wander the boardwalk through the mangroves. In hindsight, not a good place to take an obese 45yr old man with Downs syndrome and epilepsy though...
We live and learn.
I'm quite fond of Homebush myself. Used to take clients with disabilities down to the wetlands to look at the birdlife and wander the boardwalk through the mangroves. In hindsight, not a good place to take an obese 45yr old man with Downs syndrome and epilepsy though...
We live and learn.
Check out the Nike Frees Sparkie - the next best thing to barefoot. I ran 18k's in them yesterday and no problems today. A great way of strenghening the feet.
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