Some of you know I'm training for my first half-marathon, the Eugene Women's Half. Ya, I know. Talk to Paul Shih. He's the one that talked me into it (something to do with the included herbal footbath's at the end).
Well anyway, I wasn't sure when I was going to get my run in today, as I'm on Mr. Mom duty. My folks though, invited us over for dinner, so I had a shot at getting my run in while the kids played with Grandma and Grandpa.
The only trouble was, I didn't have my VFF's. I wasn't about to run in my strappy Nike sandals, so I took off completely
barefoot. A quick two mile route down Conifer, past Cheldlin, turning around after Conser- all on concrete and asphalt.
I didn't expect that it would be uncomfortable on my joints- I've never had any discomfort running in my VFF's, but my bare feet we're tender. Some of the concrete surfaces actually felt great on my feet. Nice and smooth or softly round and pebbly. Some sections however, were downright pesky. I had to dance over those sections, a couple of times pausing to brush tiny pebbles off my feet.
By the end of my run, I noticed a blister on my right foot. I initially thought it might have been a sliver of something, but after pulling a small piece of skin away and cleaning it out, it appears it was just a blister. No biggie. My other foot is tender, but no cuts or blisters.
All in all, the upside to the run was the light weight, uninhibited running. It felt great running naturally shod. And in a way, the periodic pain was a welcome distraction to the running. I ended with a great pace, and slightly less winded than my recent runs.
I'll likely stick to running with my VFF's, but in a pinch, running naked ain't half bad.
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