Sunday, October 23, 2016

Weekend 15 K Run in Vibram Five Fingers

I ran 15 K in Vibram Five Fingers today.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DbsSXZl4VDs
I was originally scheduled to run barefooted.
But the blisters from my previous training run hadn't completely healed,
so for the purpose of protecting the still slightly painful areas,
I decided to wear my Vibram for minimum protection.

Today's laps were as follows:
2.5 K: 11:46.60
5 K: 11:01.61 / 22:48.21
7.5 K: 11:06.41 / 33:54.62
10 K: 11:00.54 / 44:55.16
12.5 K: 11:07.62 / 56:02.78
15 K: 10:35.47 / 1:06.38

I'm glad I finished strongly just like in the previous training run,
with the final lap being the fastest of the six.

This marks the last of my distance based training.
Tomorrow I will jog for 30 minutes to relax my legs.
And the next major training run is next Thursday night.
It's going to be 1 K by 7 sets interval training.
It marks the beginning of my speed based training.
With or without shoes on, I haven't decided yet.
I will probably wear either MUTEKI or Vibram for safety
if I run at night,
and run without shoes if in the daytime.

So far I feel I am getting stronger with each training run
both in terms of cardio and leg strength.
There is no pain in any of my joints.
And I feel more refreshed than tired
even after running as long as 15 K at a good time.
I am thrilled to see how I will have changed
after completing all the interval training sessions
that are scheduled in the coming two weeks.


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