Vibram Running Update & Natomas Mayday Run May 2, 2010 in Sacramento

Been falling behind in my posts about
running and Vibram five Finger KSO’s, and I’m here to report the runs
have been going well even with my gardening and other home projects
and getting used to another schedule!

I have been running intervals and as
stated earlier that put a new type of stress on the calves and I
think I’m finally almost out of the discomfiture that caused mostly.

The thing about it running shorter
interval distances trying for speed really gets you up on your toes
and the balls of your feet more than the 5k’s & 10k’s. Especially
once you wind down to doing anything under 400 meters! Being on your
toes and forefront of your feet really stretch calves and ligaments
in a way not used before in the typical running shoe circa now!

I also strange enough noticed that with
the VFF’s (Vibram Five Fingers) my toe nails are growing out! Let me
explain.

I was on the back end of doing the end
of my interval workouts a week or two ago and I noticed as I got up
on my toes I felt a weird pulling sensation as my feet gripped the
ground, my toe nails!

Before in umm … ahem what passes for
normal running shoes my toe nails took a beating and rarely grew out
especially the toes right next to my big toe which are the same
length and maybe a tad longer than my big toe. In fact my toes right
next to the big daddy toe always had crunched up bloody looking toe
nails that were about 1/8^th of an inch thick.

This is the first time I could ever
recall having intact regular sized toe nails that weren’t, half off
or mutant looking. Another unexpected benefit of running in VFF’s
barefoot minimalist style!

Next up is a 10k this coming Sunday at
the first annual Natomas Mayday run here in Sacramento California
right here in my neighborhood utilizing part of my normal road
course. How exciting!

Anyway her is the link to the run
Sunday: http://www.natomasmaydayrun.org/

I’m signed up and not totally in the
shape I want but ready to go come on out and join us and run part of
my course!

Going to be cruising in my VFF KSO’s on
this run as well of course!

Oh yes in case you are confused even
though I have discomfort getting used to the VFF’s it is well worth
it my running has become more efficient and the only discomfort are a
little getting used to the calves doing the job they were meant to do

Wow its late for me time to go to bed!