I love shoes. (Yes, I realize that it’s amusing that I run minimalist and that I spend most of my time barefoot and still have a huge collection of shoes.) When I’m packing for a trip, I have a really hard time only taking a few pairs of shoes. Sometimes I have to though (like…
Category: Merrell barefoot
State of my feet
I’ve now been running in minimalist shoes for about 6 weeks. In that time, almost all my my miles have been run in my Vibram Sprints (one of these days I’ll write a review…), with a much smaller number run in my Merrell Pace Gloves and an even smaller number run completely barefoot on the…
TTT: Coaching, chaos, running and a bonus
Edited to add: this is the post that should have come out on Thursday. I’ve decided to let it go without editing any of the actual content… 1. Yesterday I got an offer to help coach a marathon training group. I jumped on it and was all excited that I was “living the dream.” Then…
Minimalist Running Week #3 in Review
Perhaps I should have titled this “I haven’t hurt myself… yet.” Last week was a mishmash of increasing speed and distance. For a little variety, I threw in a bit of completely barefoot running on the treadmill. Yeah, not exactly the definition of smart training. I ended up doing 19.2 miles in 5 runs and…
Merrell Barefoot Pace Gloves Review
I love the Merrell Barefoot Pace Gloves. Love them. In fact, I have two pairs. I’ve done a zipline course in them. I’ve hiked in them. I’ve walked around the neighborhood in them. I’ve even run some miles in them. In fact, I’ve worn one of the two pairs nearly every.single.day since I bought the…