PR half marathon 1:27 and 9th place. BAREFOOT
8 Comments Published by Adventures of Greg on Sunday, April 29, 2007 at 12:35 PM.
PR half marathon 1:27 and 9th place. BAREFOOT
It's always thrilling to set new personal records. I've been trying to break the 90 minute barrier at the half marathon distance for years and I demolished it today with a 1:27 finish at the Calgary Police Half Marathon. I also moved into the top 10 in my division which I am totally thrilled with.
Ready for my secret weapon? Here it is:
Well, It's not actually BARE foot, but close enough. They are aqua socks - made to keep scuba divers feet warm in the water. They feature a thin rubber bottom that provides some traction (they work awesome on ice) and a small measure of protection for your feet bottoms.
Would you be surprised if I told you that 3 million years of evolution has provided human beings with feet that we can run with? Gasp!
There has been plenty of research on the merits of using our built-in equipment rather than something from the Nike marketing division. The short of it is, less injury, better economy. Read this abstract for the nitty gritty.
My buddy Barefoot Ted runs 100 mile ultra marathons on rocky trails BAREFOOT. Check out this video clip of him running on ROCKS
How dark the con of man.
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Helen had a great race too with a PR coming off of a really bad hamstring injury. The day was pretty cool with rain threatening but there wasn't a lot of wind like last year - probably perfect temperatures for a half. Pool test for WiTHiN tonight - hopefully my lucky streak continues.
It's always thrilling to set new personal records. I've been trying to break the 90 minute barrier at the half marathon distance for years and I demolished it today with a 1:27 finish at the Calgary Police Half Marathon. I also moved into the top 10 in my division which I am totally thrilled with.
Ready for my secret weapon? Here it is:
Well, It's not actually BARE foot, but close enough. They are aqua socks - made to keep scuba divers feet warm in the water. They feature a thin rubber bottom that provides some traction (they work awesome on ice) and a small measure of protection for your feet bottoms.
Would you be surprised if I told you that 3 million years of evolution has provided human beings with feet that we can run with? Gasp!
There has been plenty of research on the merits of using our built-in equipment rather than something from the Nike marketing division. The short of it is, less injury, better economy. Read this abstract for the nitty gritty.
My buddy Barefoot Ted runs 100 mile ultra marathons on rocky trails BAREFOOT. Check out this video clip of him running on ROCKS
How dark the con of man.
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Helen had a great race too with a PR coming off of a really bad hamstring injury. The day was pretty cool with rain threatening but there wasn't a lot of wind like last year - probably perfect temperatures for a half. Pool test for WiTHiN tonight - hopefully my lucky streak continues.
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