Pansie, I dragged myself out with a -3C, and a little humidity keeps you grounded........... On a side note though, I would rather run on a freezing dry day than a warmer wet one so, I know were you are coming from, just yanking your chain now trying to make you smile on a bleak day.0 miles: Pouring rain and HAIL. Blech blech yick yick. Zero miles. Lots of push ups when grading gets annoying.
I'm just waiting for a little break, just a tiny window, the right moment, a chance to shine, that's when I makes me moves.......
Yah, particularly for barefooters, pace doesn't mean anything without accounting for terrain (and temp). A few weeks ago I ran on gravel at 13:42 mm pace. I couldn't have gone much faster. Rough asphalt or rough chipseal also knocks significant time off my pace. Funny though, on mild chipseal I lose less than a minute per mile, maybe as little as 10-20 seconds. I think that kind of surface limits my distance more than my pace. I can only do about five miles of it right now, but I've also been working on greater sole conditioning lately, in addition to increasing my distance and pace, so hopefully I'll be able to extend my range on (somewhat) rougher surfaces. Ideally I'd get in about 1/3 to half of my miles on rougher surfaces, for a more complete, well-rounded BFR experience.Is your daughter a runner too Laura? And by the way a 12 mm for a long hard run is alright in my book.
Almost everyone in my family is a runner, but I'm the only totally barefoot one. Have got most of them in Moc3s much of the time, except for my husband, but he is still in pretty minimal shoe. He always likes the lower, flatter ones, anyway. Funny, he's the one who introduced me to barefoot running, but he is too impatient to do it! He's really fast and competitive in races.Is your daughter a runner too Laura? And by the way a 12 mm for a long hard run is alright in my book.
I am really appreciating and enjoying this all the discussion around here! Even though I "know" things, it is so helpful to be encouraged about them, like going slowly when I need to. I do know that when I was more used to it, I could cruise across the chip seal at a 10 minute pace and do the other rougher asphalt in a 9:30 pace. It will be fun to do that again one day....Yah, particularly for barefooters, pace doesn't mean anything without accounting for terrain (and temp). A few weeks ago I ran on gravel at 13:42 mm pace. I couldn't have gone much faster. Rough asphalt or rough chipseal also knocks significant time off my pace. Funny though, on mild chipseal I lose less than a minute per mile, maybe as little as 10-20 seconds. I think that kind of surface limits my distance more than my pace. I can only do about five miles of it right now, but I've also been working on greater sole conditioning lately, in addition to increasing my distance and pace, so hopefully I'll be able to extend my range on (somewhat) rougher surfaces. Ideally I'd get in about 1/3 to half of my miles on rougher surfaces, for a more complete, well-rounded BFR experience.
100% pansy flower right here. Thank you for appreciating my fragile nature.Pansie, I dragged myself out with a -3C, and a little humidity keeps you grounded........... On a side note though, I would rather run on a freezing dry day than a warmer wet one so, I know were you are coming from, just yanking your chain now trying to make you smile on a bleak day.
NICE!Accidentally ran the longer version of my route and ended up going 6.57 miles, which included some hills and about 3 miles of significantly rougher asphalt than I've managed in a couple of months. All barefoot except the last 1/4 mile on real rough asphalt. Can't do that at the end of a long run where I'm increasing my distance! I ran the slowest I have in a while, basically a 12 mm pace and it was extremely comfortable. Thanks to my daughter for coming along and keeping me company!
Nice mileage! I'm drooling. Right now I'm working on running 20-25 mpw consistently.
What's your role in the foto shoot? Are you in front or behind the camera?