I have been running outdoors exclusively since January 2 2011 in my Vibram Bikila 5 fingers.
My feet have suffered through 4 months of punishment over Snow, Ice, Rock, Pavement and Dirt Roads in temperatures as low as -20C without a shingle blister.
While travelling on business, I decided to do a quick 30 minute barefoot run on a treadmill.
10 minutes into the run I noticed my feet getting hot.
As my feet started heating up, I thought about the Badwater course, if I cant take the heat from a treadmill for 30 minutes how would I ever make it to the finish line at Badwater, so I continued...
Below are the results...
These picture were taken 2 days after the "Skin Bubbler Run".
When you start to run Barefoot it is recommended to start out 5 minutes on a treadmill.
This is nonsense, I started outside in the forest and ran 1hrs 45 minutes with minimal suffering.
I will never run inside again.
My feet have suffered through 4 months of punishment over Snow, Ice, Rock, Pavement and Dirt Roads in temperatures as low as -20C without a shingle blister.
While travelling on business, I decided to do a quick 30 minute barefoot run on a treadmill.
10 minutes into the run I noticed my feet getting hot.
As my feet started heating up, I thought about the Badwater course, if I cant take the heat from a treadmill for 30 minutes how would I ever make it to the finish line at Badwater, so I continued...
Below are the results...
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Notice the blackness on the left foot, this is the rubber from the treadmill surface melted into my skin, after 2 showers.
These picture were taken 2 days after the "Skin Bubbler Run".
When you start to run Barefoot it is recommended to start out 5 minutes on a treadmill.
This is nonsense, I started outside in the forest and ran 1hrs 45 minutes with minimal suffering.
I will never run inside again.
1 comment:
Ouch. Those blisters look like they will be sore to heal. I hope they don't affect your training program.
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