The modern day weather report, available at any given moment if there is internet access, is a boon to the barefoot runner. It may only be semi-reliable within any 24 hour period, and I may look out Continue Reading
How to Know When to Adjust Your Workout Goals and Just Rest
Let's face it. Fun is often exhausting. Even with getting a good night's sleep regularly, sometimes the body has just had enough. It can be hard to decide when that is, though. How can we decide Continue Reading
Experiment in Running Through the Pain with Barefoot Techniques – Part 2 Strategies for the Run
The first thing to do was decide if my knee pain had any urgent or deteriorating qualities to it. A couple of days of evaluation lead me to conclude that it was reasonable to try to run. I still Continue Reading
Experiment in Running Through the Pain with Barefoot Techniques – Part 1 Evaluating the Pain
The body is very reliable about sending signals of discomfort. Whether you call it anything from pain to tightness, the brain gets the message and pesters you with it. I categorize these Continue Reading
Schedule a Fartlek Run to Stimulate Your Running Fun and Progress
My bout with the flu had seemed to suck all the vitality out of my running. I was wisely easing back into it, but I was discouraged by the feeling of plodding along slowly, feeling like I was working Continue Reading