I'll post the video soon (if I can get over myself) but I just looked at a video of me running a 5K. In it, I look like I must be barely moving with my shuffling barefoot gait. Next to me is a superbuff tall guy with a classic running gait looking like he's going way faster. Except I am passing him in the video. Even though I know this is how it plays out a lot of the time, whenever I catch a glimpse in the mirror I am sure I don't deserve to call what I do running. In the finish line video it's the same - everybody else "looks" like a runner, but I'm right there with them. Barefoot form is tough on the ego, KWIM?
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Jschwab, if you are putting
Jschwab, if you are putting one foot in front of the other at least at a slightly faster pace than a walk, then you are a runner. Don't be so hard on yourself. You are a runner, girlfriend, and that's that.
Jschwab, if you are putting one foot in front of the other at least at a slightly faster pace than a walk, then you are a runner. Don't be so hard on yourself. You are a runner, girlfriend, and that's that.
I want to see this video!
I want to see this video!
Sounds really cool, a shuffling barefooter beating a shod runner who looks faster!
I want to see this video!
Sounds really cool, a shuffling barefooter beating a shod runner who looks faster!
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The best part of working
The best part of working races and seeing everyone cross the finish line was that I learned very quickly not to judge a book by its cover. You CANNOT tell what kind of runner someone is by looking at them. The first time I ran a 5K I saw a big gal (had to be close to 6 ft. and pretty overweight) and thought, cool, I can beat her. I caught a couple of glimpses of her on the back and forth at the begining and then she left me in her dust. Very humbling! Guys with big upper body are carrying a LOT of weight that does not help their running in the least (which is why Olympic runners are string beans it would be like running with a back pack full of rocks.
The best part of working races and seeing everyone cross the finish line was that I learned very quickly not to judge a book by its cover. You CANNOT tell what kind of runner someone is by looking at them. The first time I ran a 5K I saw a big gal (had to be close to 6 ft. and pretty overweight) and thought, cool, I can beat her. I caught a couple of glimpses of her on the back and forth at the begining and then she left me in her dust. Very humbling! Guys with big upper body are carrying a LOT of weight that does not help their running in the least (which is why Olympic runners are string beans
it would be like running with a back pack full of rocks.
There was a lady at a 5K I
There was a lady at a 5K I ran a couple of years ago, where I just happened to see my first barefoot runner too (other than sis) who now happens to be a member of the Georgia BRS Chapter (Barefoot Rex). Anywho, she was big with a solid mass all about her and she was pushing a quad tandem jogging stroller with toddlers in them! Yea, her dust was pretty gritty!
There was a lady at a 5K I ran a couple of years ago, where I just happened to see my first barefoot runner too (other than sis) who now happens to be a member of the Georgia BRS Chapter (Barefoot Rex). Anywho, she was big with a solid mass all about her and she was pushing a quad tandem jogging stroller with toddlers in them! Yea, her dust was pretty gritty!
Oh, I wasn't really talking
Oh, I wasn't really talking about my weight - I have been beat by people who have at least 100 pounds on me (an I am not a small woman). I just meant that I really do the barefoot shuffle and really look like I am power walking more than running. Better not post that video now
I mean I looked like I was power walking 14-15mm, but in reality I was clocking about a 10:15-10:30 pace at that point in the race - not blazing by any means, but enough to kick a lot of folks' butts at this particular race.
Oh, I wasn't really talking about my weight - I have been beat by people who have at least 100 pounds on me (an I am not a small woman). I just meant that I really do the barefoot shuffle and really look like I am power walking more than running. Better not post that video now
I mean I looked like I was power walking 14-15mm, but in reality I was clocking about a 10:15-10:30 pace at that point in the race - not blazing by any means, but enough to kick a lot of folks' butts at this particular race.
I'm sorry, Jschwab. I hope I
I'm sorry, Jschwab. I hope I didn't offend you. I wasn't talking about your weight. I was talking about this lady I saw. You ever see those people who are big, not fat, not muscularly built either? They just seem STRONG. Seeing her at first, I thought, "Oh, she's going to probably walk and push all those kids in that stroller." Then to see her push right past me! OMGosh! Never judge a book by its cover, right? She was powerful! I admired her so much, and when I am feeling weak, I find myself thinking of her.
I'm sorry, Jschwab. I hope I didn't offend you. I wasn't talking about your weight. I was talking about this lady I saw. You ever see those people who are big, not fat, not muscularly built either? They just seem STRONG. Seeing her at first, I thought, "Oh, she's going to probably walk and push all those kids in that stroller." Then to see her push right past me! OMGosh! Never judge a book by its cover, right? She was powerful! I admired her so much, and when I am feeling weak, I find myself thinking of her.
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