This morning I ran a 5k in Glenville, IA. My time was 19:10 (6:10 mile pace). (Here’s the article in the Albert Lea Tribune.) Besides a first place finish, the time puts my VDOT at 52. I haven’t specifically been training for a 5k. I do tempo runs once a week, but no speed work [...]
Archive for the ‘Shoes’ Category
Douglas Trail Races 11-Mile
On Saturday, August 7, I participated in the Douglas Trail Races 11-mile run. My goal was to race at about 6:45 pace, given that I’d run a half marathon earlier in the summer at 6:53 pace and I wasn’t quite sure of my fitness level. I ended up finishing in 1:11:11, which works out to [...]
10 Kato PR: 38:18
I set a road personal record (PR) in the Memorial Day 10 Kato (10K) on Monday. My average pace per mile worked out to be about 6:10 with the following splits: 6:02, 6:11, 6:20, 5:45, 6:24, 6:27. The fourth mile was straight downhill. And the last two miles were back up–an excellent test of strength. [...]
Harvard professor on barefoot running
In this video Dr. Daniel Lieberman explains the differences between barefoot running and shod (running with shoes on) running. According to Lieberman, the running shoes we wear these days encourage us to land on our heels first. The initial heel strike sends a great deal of stress up the leg and into the body. For [...]
Barefoot on grass
A few years ago I attended a coaches clinic at Park Center High School in Brooklyn Park. A mid-distance coach from Penn State spoke about shin splints. He suggested that the reason kids get shin splints is that they haven’t spent enough time running with their shoes off. Barefoot running, he argued, strengthens the feet [...]
Minimalist Running Shoes
Over the last few years I’ve thought a lot about running shoes. My biggest frustration is that there really isn’t much careful explanation out there about why running shoes are designed to make you run differently that you would if you were barefoot. (Photo: Asics Gel Hyper Speed 3. My current running/training shoes.) Is running [...]