Midnight Barefoot Jog

June 25, 2020

3.5 K:  22:31.06

At 1 a.m. the park was deserted. The grass felt cool on the sole in the mist. I never ran on grass at night in bare feet, but the moment I started running, I wondered why I hadn't done it sooner. It felt that good. 

It was too late to run longer than twenty minutes. Tomorrow is a big day. I do intervals. Last time I did seven sets by 1 K @ 4:10. I want to do seven sets again. Once I become comfortable with seven sets, then I will try to get out of the comfort zone to aim for 8, and keep on making it progressively challenging. 

1K Fast Run by 2 Sets with a 20-Minute Jog Before & After it

Two days to go before the Ohme 30 K Road Race. Tonight I'm doing 2 fast-paced 1K repeats with a minute's rest. There is a 20-minute jog to warm up and another to warm down. The main purpose of running at different paces is to get the body's various systems activated so that on the race day, they will be in A-1 condition.

After training, I will give a good massage to the legs; there is slight soreness from accumulated lactic acid. A little massage after a long hot bath will hopefully alleviate it.