Been falling behind in my posts about running and Vibram five Finger KSO's, and I'm here to report the runs have been going well even with my gardening and other home projects and getting used to another schedule!
I have been running intervals and as stated earlier that put a new type of stress on the calves and I think I'm finally almost out of the discomfiture that caused mostly.
The thing about it running shorter interval distances trying for speed really gets you up on your toes and the balls of your feet more than the 5k's & 10k's. Especially once you wind down to doing anything under 400 meters! Being on your toes and forefront of your feet really stretch calves and ligaments in a way not used before in the typical running shoe circa now!
I also strange enough noticed that with the VFF's (Vibram Five Fingers) my toe nails are growing out! Let me explain.
I was on the back end of doing the end of my interval workouts a week or two ago and I noticed as I got up on my toes I felt a weird pulling sensation as my feet gripped the ground, my toe nails!
Before in umm ... ahem what passes for normal running shoes my toe nails took a beating and rarely grew out especially the toes right next to my big toe which are the same length and maybe a tad longer than my big toe. In fact my toes right next to the big daddy toe always had crunched up bloody looking toe nails that were about 1/8th of an inch thick.
This is the first time I could ever recall having intact regular sized toe nails that weren't, half off or mutant looking. Another unexpected benefit of running in VFF's barefoot minimalist style!
Next up is a 10k this coming Sunday at the first annual Natomas Mayday run here in Sacramento California right here in my neighborhood utilizing part of my normal road course. How exciting!
Anyway her is the link to the run Sunday: http://www.natomasmaydayrun.org/
I'm signed up and not totally in the shape I want but ready to go come on out and join us and run part of my course!
Going to be cruising in my VFF KSO's on this run as well of course!
Oh yes in case you are confused even though I have discomfort getting used to the VFF's it is well worth it my running has become more efficient and the only discomfort are a little getting used to the calves doing the job they were meant to do
Wow its late for me time to go to bed!
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Great update and the vibram shoes had lots of good memories to bring to you. Nice post.