Marathon Training Week 2 - #marathon training #barefoot running

Week 2 consisted of 2 runs during the week of 6 miles each which were pretty good from a time perspective. Tried to focus on my form in the Vibram shoes but noticed that during last mile of each run that my form suffered and I suspect is causing the pain in my left foot right now.

I finished up the week with a 2 hour run where I got in between 11-12 miles. It was a rough run as my left foot was bothering me from the start. Although the rest of my body has already recovered my foot hurts to bad to walk around for very long. Taking it easy today and contemplating wearing my trail shoes for this coming week's runs.

Stay tuned for more updates next week.

Marathon & Barefoot Training Week 1 - Heat Go Away, #marathon training #barefoot running

This week I began a 9 week marathon training program to get ready for the first inaugural Eagle Creek Trail Marathon on October 3. Below is this week's running log with general comments. In addition to this being my first marathon, it will also be my first race using Vibram 5 Finger Shoes.

Monday
Planned: 5 Miles
Actual: 5 Miles
Felt good overall eventhough it was still over 90 degrees at the time of running.

Tuesday
Planned: 5 Miles
Actual: 0 Miles

Wednesday
Planned: 5 Miles
Actual: 5 Miles

Thursday
Planned: 5 Miles
Actual: 0 Miles

Friday
Planned: 5 Miles
Actual: 5 Miles

Saturday
Planned: 5 Miles
Actual: 0 Miles

Sunday
Planned: 10 miles/1 hour 40 minutes
Actual: 10 miles/1 hour 40 minutes
Felt great for the first barefoot long run

First Barefoot Run is in the Books

Today, I completed my first barefoot run in my Vibram Five Fingers.
Ran 2.6 miles and felt pretty good while running. Got a small blister
which doesn't surprise me with new shoes. Calve muscles are pretty
right and will be interested to see how they feel as the day goes on.

Jeremy

Fall Marathon Registration is Official

Just signed up for Eagle Creek Full Trail Marathon and now the
training begins.
http://planetadventurerace.com/trail/eagle/index.shtml

Jeremy

Inspired To Go Run

Watching the finish of the Western States on Ustream makes we want to go run. I will have to hit the road in the morning.

Jeremy

2010 Summer Fun Run

The family attended the first run in the Summer Fun Run series that take place in Hendricks County Parks.

Mommy and Daddy ran the 5k
Mommy, Jaylen and Kellen walked the 1 miler

www.hendrickscountyparks.org/SummerFunRun.html
Jeremy

Good Article on Barefoot Running

Here's a good article on barefoot running with input from Indiana University.

http://www.nwitimes.com/lifestyles/health-med-fit/article_c1be2b02-0846-5541-a806-3f0d9086b029.html

Born to Run and Barefoot Running Google Talks

Born to Run and Barefoot Running Google Talks
I recently began reading "Born to Run" by Chris McDougal, which is an excellent book. In this book he talks about barefoot running. The links below are from the Google Talk series where Chris McDougal and Barefoot Ted talk about barefoot running.

Chris McDougal
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&client=ms-rim&channel=browser&ie=ISO-8859-1&q=chris+mcdougal+google+talk&btnG=Search

Barefoot Ted
http://www.google.com/search?client=ms-rim&hl=en&q=barefoot%20ted%20google%20talk&ie=UTF-8&channel=browser

I may have try this out in the near future.

Jeremy

Need Inspiration, Read this Story. #livestrong

As a runner, I am always looking for things to inspire to keep going out to run. The story below should be enough for anyone to get off the couch and get active.

LIVESTRONG Blog » Blog Archive » Amy Dodson: One Leg. One Lung. 100 Miles.

The Next Challenge....Triathlon?

As I was in the middle of a du-athlon workout this morning I decided that I am going to attempt to complete a triathlon on July 4th. This is going to require me to actually start swimming on a regular basis and be able to complete 20 lengths. This should be a good challenge.

Watching Boston Marathon Inspiring

Watching the Boston Marathon is inspiring me to go out and run....What event will I run next?

I was a Mudder @PlanetAdv Heritage 1/2 Marathon

It was pretty stinkin' muddy @PlanetAdv Heritage 1/2 Marathon. Finished in 2:23 today.
Jeremy

@PlanetAdv Heritage 1/2 Marathon

Getting ready to start the @PlanetAdv Heritage 1/2 Marathon and the rain has began to fall.

Jeremy

6 Days Until 1/2 Marathon

6 days until the Planet Adventure Heritage Trail Marathon.

I headed out for an 8 mile run in preparation for next Saturday's 1/2 marathon. For what is typically an easy run ended up being a run that I had to struggle through. I am hoping next week's trails will be easier on me then the road was today.
Jeremy

Just signed up for the Heritage Trail Half Marathon on April 3.

http://planetadventurerace.com/trail/marathon/index.shtml

A good 80 minute run through Hummel Park in Plainfield which included 20 minutes of hill repeats.