What a lovely weekend! I enjoyed the past few days by 1. sleeping an obscene amount of hours 2. eating some delicious food 3. running and enjoying the sunshine. Life does not get much better than that.
Sunday was our long run. We headed to our usual Crystal Springs meet up, but decided to switch destinations to Pacifica since it was nice there and super foggy at Crystal Springs.
It was my first time really going to Pacifica. I really enjoyed it and the weather was absolutely perfect!! We went for a 7 mile run around the area. The hills there are pretty intense, and are mostly switchbacks all the way up. During those moments I kind of just put my head down and trucked through it. I really look forward to the downhill runs though, gravity is amazing. :)
Today my boyfriend and I went to the local high school track to try out our "minimalist" shoes. I would call them barefoot shoes but that's a bit of an oxymoron. I have my Vibrams, and Chris has been toying with the idea of making huaraches.
In total, I ran a little over 3 miles (1.5 being in the vibrams). Personally, it felt pretty good aside from a small blister and some minor arch pain in my left foot. I could have ran longer but I had to kind of stop myself from pushing it too much. I had Chris take a video of my running gait to see my flaws, and apparently I'm full of them. All in good time I guess. I am still a heel striker, despite being in those shoes, but I honestly think I am improving and have been having less shin pain overall.
More updates later!
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