Global climate change may be bad for the environment but I've sure enjoyed being able to do some outdoor barefoot walking/ running this last week where during a "normal year" a stunt like that would cause your toes to fall off and quite possibly both feet. That is just what I decided to do Friday afternoon. The temperature reached a crazy 55 degrees with light winds so I walked/ran barefoot on the local trails. I was a bit worried about the looks I would receive going barefoot on the trails here in December then decided, who cares! Turns out nobody seemed to notice at all. Well, maybe it was because the people I met on the trail where so bundled up they didn't even notice. Mostly walked since I had not done much running lately due to cold temps and didn't want to put myself out of commission for more warm weather later in the week. Managed to walk/run 7.5 miles and found it very relaxing. Both feet were getting slightly sore towards the end but ran along side the last stretch of the trail where dirt was pushed along side the newly poured concrete. This was probably the best foot massage one could ever receive. The dirt was cool, soft, slightly wet from the last snow and a whole lot more comfy than the concrete trail. Bet running BF on dirt trails would be a blast. Talk about spring fever... oh yeah, its only December!