If anyone reads this I will be surprised, but just in case, I’m sorry for abandoning my blog for so long! My excuse is that I moved to Washington DC and started a new job. I was also bummed out by my lingering piriformis injury. But I’m back, and I’m still barefoot running! I basically took the summer of 2010 off from running and started walking as much as possible instead to stay fit. Around the holidays I started building in a little bit more running, but it was just too cold and snowy for my fivefingers on most days. I decided to invest in some Terra Plana EVO2s and I’ve been using them ever since to build up my barefoot (style) running. I’m up to 10 miles now in my half marathon training program and so far so good! I haven’t had any serious piriformis pain, for the first time since the injury started after my first marathon in 2007. My calves are super tight so I’m working on stretching them out as much as possible. Any tips from other barefooters on the best way to loosen up calves after longer runs?
If anyone is still out there, hello again, and I’m sorry for the long silence!
Hi there! Do you have any recommendations for good places to run barefoot in the Boston area? I’m just starting out and came across your blog while looking for resources.
Thanks,
Sean
Hey Sean! Congrats on getting started barefoot running! There are a lot of great places to run in Boston. I was in the Cambridge/Arlington area, and I often ran on the Minuteman bike path (although sometimes concrete can be easier on the feet than asphalt because it is smooth – so sometimes neighborhood sidewalks are easier than paths if you are 100% barefoot). There are also great paths all along the Charles River. There is a big barefoot running community in the Boston area called the Metro Boston Barefoot Runners: http://metrobostonbarefootrunners.org/ They hold group runs and you can probably find some good ideas by linking up with them. Best of luck!
I READ your blog!! Keep it up so I know what you’re up to:)