Vibrams, Part 3
It’s been a couple of weeks, and I haven’t run much, but I have put in a couple of good runs with the VFFs.
The first was a five mile run on 8/28. The run itself was fine, but I had the same pains as I did when first starting to run in the shoes. Not too surprising considering this was the longest run yet in the shoes.
On Monday this week I went for a 3 mile run on the treadmill. Really had no problems to speak of, other than my right ankle has been weak, almost feeling like it has just recovered from a bad twist or sprain.
This morning we went and hiked Mt. Pilchuck. It’s a pretty easy hike up 2700 feet over 2.7 miles. Lots of rocks though, so I decided to wear my normal running shoes rather than the VFFs. I’m glad I did, but that’s not really the interesting part. The interesting part is the jogging I was doing in the parking lot while waiting for everyone else to get down the mountain. As I was jogging around trying to keep warm, I noticed that it was hard for me to do the mid-foot strike I can easily, almost naturally, do while wearing the VFFs. Instead, I was running heel-to-toe. As I tried to adjust, it felt as if the rubber on the rear of the sole was weighing my heel down, so my foot was naturally striking at the heel.
