I promise this will be my last selfish, whining, marathon topic. I've decided to go ahead a run the full Marathon in Charlottesville next Saturday so I'm fully committed.
My question is raised by looking at the weather forecast and considering the early 6:30am start time. My feet are in great condition and have been in some cold conditions, but at 6:30am we might be below freezing and I don't think I'll be able to swing that. BUT I was just talking to another BF runner who used hurache's for the first 10-12 miles and then went BF and it didn't seem to effect his feet and got him though just fine.
I was thinking about trying socks or my Zems in the beginning (don't own hurache's) till it warmed up and then ditch them for BF. I've never done a run BF and another foot covering ever. It's always been 1 or the other. I remember reading how having shoes or other coverings can make your feet soft and wear down your pads and make it harder to go BF after and I just wanted to see if there were any stories or suggestions out there.
I wore socks at my last marathon till I got 5 feet from the start line and threw them to the side, but the morning temp was in the 40's, 10+ degrees higher than it might be next week.
Thanks in advance.
My question is raised by looking at the weather forecast and considering the early 6:30am start time. My feet are in great condition and have been in some cold conditions, but at 6:30am we might be below freezing and I don't think I'll be able to swing that. BUT I was just talking to another BF runner who used hurache's for the first 10-12 miles and then went BF and it didn't seem to effect his feet and got him though just fine.
I was thinking about trying socks or my Zems in the beginning (don't own hurache's) till it warmed up and then ditch them for BF. I've never done a run BF and another foot covering ever. It's always been 1 or the other. I remember reading how having shoes or other coverings can make your feet soft and wear down your pads and make it harder to go BF after and I just wanted to see if there were any stories or suggestions out there.
I wore socks at my last marathon till I got 5 feet from the start line and threw them to the side, but the morning temp was in the 40's, 10+ degrees higher than it might be next week.
Thanks in advance.