I ran a half today... the Cinderella trail run- a hilly, technical trail when I had never run on a trail before. You can imagine how it went. I ran about 9.5 miles barefoot before I put on my VFFs I strapped to my water belt. There was a fair bit of walking involved after mile 7 or so. It was also hot and I under-fueled and had swollen hands and felt like crap after. I was like 4th from the bottom of 120 or so people running the half... but the guys behind me had shoes on . I'll write up a full race report later but it was just a total beating. I did see another barefooter on the trail who wasn't running in the race. I also spoke briefly with some guy in VFFs at the starting line. It was a really beautiful scene but I didn't get to enjoy it as much because my feet weren't conditioned. More later, but here's the elevation profile for your amusement: