Saturday, March 23, 2013

So this week went pretty well running wise. As I'm trying to recall now, my mileage went something like this:

Monday, 5.5+ miles, http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=5861228 -------- barefoot
Tuesday,  @16 miles, http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=5857050
Wednesday, 1+ miles, run with Shawn ------ barefoot
Thursday, @9 miles, http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=5861233 ------------ barefoot
Friday, @12 miles, http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=5861237, http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=5861242
Saturday, 1+ miles, run with Shawn ------------ barefoot

Which gives me an estimated 44.5 miles for the past 6 days. The great thing about it is that my feet/heels have been able to recover and I've been able to get at it again the next day. I am still a bit conservative and will take my rest days, but it has been real nice lately. My hope is that things will stay this way or improve.

I credit my increased foot/heel health to the following:
1.) Eccentric heel stretches, bottom of squat sitting
2.) No icing, no ibuprofen, no glucosamine and chondroitin ( http://www.mobilitywod.com/2012/08/people-weve-got-to-stop-icing-we-were-wrong-sooo-wrong.html)
3.) Targeted massage
4.) Barefoot running mixed with shod running over varied surfaces (road, trail, grass, sand, etc...)
5.) Balance work
6.) Flat-as-a-pancake foot strike

This is as they say, an experiment of one, what works for me may not be good for you, but this is what I have been doing to improve my running.





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