Good Run / Bad Run!

I usually do my long run on Saturdays but Bill is going camping. So I went today at 10:00am (about 85 degrees and sunny). I borrowed my Moms Garmin today it was quite a interesting experience. It was kind of like doing a race with myself. I ran 6.51 in shoes and .7 barefoot. So 7.19 total. The .7 barefoot sounded good but was a bad idea. I ended up getting a major blister which tells you I was over striding. This is not going to deter me from doing barefoot running I just need to slow it down and shorten the stride until I am used to the form. I am not going to enjoy the next few days of blister recovery.
Other than the blister I feel great! I read Gordon Pirie's Chapter on technique and shoes last night and applied it to my run today. I ran fast and have no lingering pain. Besides my awful blister.


I am going to buy the Saucony Bullet Originals (1st picture) soon so I can start transitioning into minimal shoes.

I also purchased the Saucony Kinvaras (2nd pic.) today. They are supposed to be a fast light trainer that allows you to forefoot run, if that is your preferred method of running.






I am going to post the theory behind forefoot/midfoot running soon. I want to find a couple of good articles that will explain it better than I can.