Barely Running did a 5k

Barely Running did a 5k

I did my first semi-official 5k today. I was a bit upset with my time, and I wonder about the accuracy of the distance measurement. I just measured a loop with my car odometer, then ran it and I was around 16.5 mpm. Today I was 17.25 mpm! I don't think so! I felt good and did not have much trouble with the hilly trail near my office.

It was a diabetes awareness run/walk with 145 participants who went out any time during the day. I went at 9 in my VFF KSOs and the sidewalk was already getting hot. I decided not to barefoot any of the distance, although it would have been a fun time to do it... prove the my office friends that I really do run bare... After a shower I noticed that I forgot to bring my regular shoes... duh... I do not like wearing shoes without socks and my Injinji's make my KSOs to tight... so I did the day in my regular socks! Really impressed my boss during my quarterly review...

I have seen 3 recent videos to encourage and chalange me!
-- This "Birthday Shoes" site has a great, short intro to Chi Running -- http://birthdayshoes.com/an-introduction-to-chirunning

-- This site shows the recent force plate results by Dr Daniel Lieberman, the Barefoot Professor. He is a strong proponent of the pursuit hunting theory of human evolution... I am a creationist, but I have no problem with adaptive selection working in a population. I think the original design was good and included change mechanisms that allow quick adaption with no need for millions of years. We have almost exactly the same foot and leg structures as the earliest human fossils they have found. The designer built adaptation into the system! This is a strong support for why barefoot is good! -- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7jrnj-7YKZE

-- This link has come around on the minimalist running site several times. The female runner, Jacky Juni, is so incredible in her running form! It shows a slow jog and a faster run at full speed and slo-mo. Watch the ball strike, watch the heal travel path, the knee and hip motion, watch the high cadence, watch the nearly level movement of the torso. -- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CERyUWwWkOc&feature=related Think she can't run fast... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1XU7Sddlqis&feature=related... shod and in minimal shoes - screamin'!

I also just spent 1/2 hour watching my grand kids run around. Their form is so perfect too! What a joy to be...
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