I did it! I ran the Flying Pig Marathon this past Sunday barefoot!
If you don't know my story, I'll tell you why this is so important to me.
In 2009, I broke my pelvis while running the Pig Marathon in shoes. While I was healing over about 7 months, I discovered minimalist and barefoot running. When I was able to run again, I started in vffs and moved to barefoot within the month (December 2009). My doctor said I was not healed enough to train for the Pig in 2010. I was able to run a half marathon in March of 2010 in my vffs; a 10K barefoot in July; and a barefoot half marathon in October. I got the ok late last year to train for a full marathon form my doctor. I was determined to finish the Pig this year, barefoot our in vffs, it didn't matter. As I got ready the morning of the race, I thought if I'm going to do this it will be barefoot! I had to put a home-made contraption on my feet for a while in the middle of the run, but it was just a thin piece of suede to cover the ball of my foot. So, I consider it a barefoot run.
My point is not to brag, but to say thank you to all of the BRS members who have given me tips and pointers over the past year and a half that gave me the courage to take on a full marathon barefoot and be successful!
You guys are GREAT!
If you don't know my story, I'll tell you why this is so important to me.
In 2009, I broke my pelvis while running the Pig Marathon in shoes. While I was healing over about 7 months, I discovered minimalist and barefoot running. When I was able to run again, I started in vffs and moved to barefoot within the month (December 2009). My doctor said I was not healed enough to train for the Pig in 2010. I was able to run a half marathon in March of 2010 in my vffs; a 10K barefoot in July; and a barefoot half marathon in October. I got the ok late last year to train for a full marathon form my doctor. I was determined to finish the Pig this year, barefoot our in vffs, it didn't matter. As I got ready the morning of the race, I thought if I'm going to do this it will be barefoot! I had to put a home-made contraption on my feet for a while in the middle of the run, but it was just a thin piece of suede to cover the ball of my foot. So, I consider it a barefoot run.
My point is not to brag, but to say thank you to all of the BRS members who have given me tips and pointers over the past year and a half that gave me the courage to take on a full marathon barefoot and be successful!
You guys are GREAT!
