Idle Musings on Running and Health
So, I haven’t been running exactly barefoot but I’ve been embracing the minimalist style running shoes for some time now. And I’ve adjusted my running style from heel-strike to midfoot. I know if I wanted to, I could just run without shoes and have no problem (at least for a few kilometers on an easy pace, if nothing more). I don’t really see any point in doing so, however, I have my nb-minimus shoes for running and...
Last weekend, instead of doing anything too strenuous, I went camping instead with a few friends. That continues my attempt to rest a bit and let my body recover from – what I think was – a bit of overtraining. Silly really, there was no need for me to push myself so hard but it was just something I wanted to do, to see how far I could go. Now this is the price I pay, several days lost and probably more still to come. Trust me, the...
Ok, so it seems I’ve been overtraining the last few weeks. No wonder, I suppose, as I just looked back at my training history, I’ve done around 195 kilometers in just 2½ weeks. That’s way more than I usually do and it seems it was more than I should’ve. For this week, I’ve noticed a strange thing: When I go running, I feel like doing ok speed and it feels like I’m putting a good enough effort, yet when I get...
I’ve been running with a small local running club (more an informal group of friends, really) every Thursday for some time now. We meet at the Yuen Long Stadium and usually we do some tougher training like intervals or otherwise faster laps. It’s been great fun and I really need to get some variation to my normal running which is basically just going at a comfortable speed for various distances. So, intervals and faster running...
Earlier this month I got myself a pair of New Balance Minimus Cross Trainers. They’re a part of my journey from old heel-first running style to a more minimalistic style with a midfoot-first strike. I bought the Cross Trainers instead of the actual Minimus Road’s because after looking into reviews online, Cross Trainers – while being already minimalistic – give a bit more support than the Road’s. And since I’m...
I’m a bit confused by all the barefoot – minimalistic – good form – midfoot running stuff. I mean, I basically know what each of them are but only now that I’ve started to look into them more and more do I realize that there’s a big and not so big difference in all of them. Currently, I’m aspiring to be somewhere between the minimalistic and good form running. It’s almost like a gradient scale of...
It’s hardly surprising the internet is full of good FREE information and advice on running. Most of it better written and in-depth than my little blog could ever be. So, I’ve been busy reading and learning, confirming things I knew before and finding new ways to think about things about running. My two main sources are the Runner’s World website and the Trail Runner. Both sites offer very good information to both beginners and...
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So, I haven’t been running exactly barefoot but I’ve been embracing the...
Last weekend, instead of doing anything too strenuous, I went camping instead with a few...
Ok, so it seems I’ve been overtraining the last few weeks. No wonder, I suppose, as...
