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Downers (Now I am referring to hills)

Posted on June 10, 2011 by Robinson — 1 Comment

About a month ago, I pulled my left calf muscle while doing a long hill run. I hit the top of the mile or so long hill, looked around to enjoy the scenery and headed back down. As I started…

Downers. (I’m not referring to hills)

Posted on June 10, 2011 by Robinson — 1 Comment

So, I had a real bummer of a day the other day. The sort that sets a trend for the next few and there is nothing you can do about it. The memory of the day replays in my head…

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Re-learning running in my late 30s.

Posted on June 8, 2011 by Robinson — Leave a comment

Note: I am excited! Yesterday I had the second most page views ever for my blog! The only time I topped it was back in march – when I let people know I had a blog, and everyone checked it…

Tagged with: running, running in your 30s, running while getting older
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Happy Feet! or “I love my Vibrams!”

Posted on June 7, 2011 by Robinson — Leave a comment

So, Last night’s run was a nice mile run with my son. I am very proud of him – he can do 1 mile (in 2 legs of .5 miles each with a side stretch in the middle) in 13:42! …

Tagged with: running, VFF, Vibram Five Fingers
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Decisions on Vibram Five Fingers – The Cure for all that ails you? or a plan for injury?

Posted on June 6, 2011 by Robinson — 1 Comment

So, I went for a run last night in my Asics, after only using my Vibram Five Fingers (VFFs) as my primary running shoe for a while. I found the run in general less enjoyable, especially the shoes. It seems that…

First five mile run, post calf-strain

Posted on June 5, 2011 by Robinson — Leave a comment

So I headed out on a slow run to see how my calf held up. I decided to run in my Asics rather than the VFFs, with a goal of stressing my calf out as little as possible. I did run with…

Tagged with: bad run, Marathon Training, running
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Learning more about barefoot running or Blisters are far better than pulled muscles!

Posted on June 3, 2011 by Robinson — Leave a comment

So, its friday – always a good day for countless reasons! Today, despite my graphic pictures posted yesterday, I am able to walk pain-free. The quick recovery from blisters sure beats the weeks of recovery required for a calf strain! After managing to…

Tagged with: barefoot kenbob, Barefoot Running, contest, jason robillard, running
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Barefoot Running – Day 2!

Posted on June 2, 2011 by Robinson — 1 Comment

Last night was looking to be a pretty busy night, and to be honest – if I had been physically up to running the distances I SHOULD be running, I wouldn’t have even tried to work it in. I was…

Tagged with: Barefoot Running, barefoot running mistakes, foot blisters, running, running mistakes
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Running Again!

Posted on June 1, 2011 by Robinson — Leave a comment

So, I have not been allowed to run, due to my strained calf muscle – my physical therapist thought it would be wise to actually let it heal. The only running one time in three weeks (which ended with my…

Tagged with: Barefoot Running, running
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Sigh..Didn’t I play this game with the other leg?

Posted on May 18, 2011 by Robinson — Leave a comment

So, I did go for my run.. and it felt AWESOME!!!!!! that is… until around 1.8 miles. I had been running a nice steady 6.5 mph, enjoying the run – and watching for wet flower petals on the ground (those…

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