I’ve been a fitness loser lately. Well, maybe not a complete loser. I have been getting out for a couple little sauntering walk/runs per week for a grand total of 4 or 5 miles a week. But I’ve definitely lost the eye of the tiger. (Do people use that phrase outside of a...
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I’ve discovered if I just start every day in my running clothes, I’m much more likely to run. I almost always start my runs with a mile on a ditch bank alongside a farmer’s field near our house. Then I either turn around and head back home for a total of 2 miles, or...
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This is doubtless an old trick to experienced runners, but I didn’t learn it til I’d been running for quite a few months, so I thought I’d share it here in case others could use the tip. I have narrow heels and sometimes have a hard time getting my shoes to fit at the...
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I’m still chugging along running a couple miles at a time, 2 or 3 times a week, usually somewhere around an 11 min/mile pace. Running more often seems to result in injury, so in addition to my 2 or 3 runs a week, I also spend an hour twice a week on the elliptical...
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Someone asked for more details about my Merrell Pace Glove ‘barefoot’ shoes. I’ve tried them barefoot but don’t love the sweaty feeling, so I prefer to wear them with thin socks. They are form-fitting enough that there’s not enough room for thick socks, and I like to lace them loose for the most flexibility...
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Just a quick running update this morning. After having lots of trouble with shinsplints and plantar fasciitis during my first year of running, I switched shoes and since the fall have been very gradually easing into the Merrell Pace Gloves. I love them. The lack of cushioning gives constant feedback which encourages me to...
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Over Thanksgiving I found myself talking about running quite often with family members who wanted to know how my running was going. (Short answer: great, but I’m easing into my new minimalist shoes SLOWLY.) Most were surprised to hear that after foot injury I’d decided to switch to LESS shoe rather than one with...
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I wrote a few days ago about deciding to buy some ‘barefoot’ shoes, specifically the Merrell Barefoot Pace Glove. After so much enjoying a couple of cautious runs sock-foot, I was really hoping that the barefoot shoes would feel that good. I loved the look of them straight out of the box. They are...
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I just bought my 5th pair of running shoes. In 14 months. It just might be an illness. Although I feel really good about the success I’ve had running during this past year, it has not been free of bumps in the road. Over the winter I had shin splints off and on. By...
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Unlike my first 5K in June, I went into this race with some serious goals. I was hoping to finish in 32 minutes. I was also hoping to make my final mile my fastest. Knowing that there’d be things I couldn’t control or predict in the race, I also made a more modest fallback...
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