So this weekend I tossed on my Five Fingers to go run errands in, as I had no clean socks for my Altras. Now both my Altra and my VFF running shoes are zero drop, so other than the lack…
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Fixing the foot strike
So, One of the things I began to work on when I switched to minimalist shoes, was my foot strike. My goal was to move from being a heel striker, to a fore-foot striker as many of the websites I…
Tagged with: Craig Payne, Fore Foot strike, plantar fasciitis, Running Shoes, Vibram Five Fingers, vibram fivefingers
Posted in Plantar Faciitis, running, running injury, vibram five fingers
Posted in Plantar Faciitis, running, running injury, vibram five fingers
#janathon – Day 6 – The “rest” run.
Another gorgeous day here in Crofton, MD. The temperature was a gorgeous 50 degrees. Since I have just moved here, I have no idea if this is normal winter weather or not – but I am certainly enjoying it! Two…
Tagged with: Crofton, crofton md, Health, healthy-living, Road running, running, Running in Vibram Five Fingers, Vibram Five Fingers
Posted in janathon, running, vibram five fingers
Posted in janathon, running, vibram five fingers
Race Report: Charm City Run – New Years Resolution Run
So this morning, I thought that the best way to start Janathon – was with a 5k I found on the internet. The Charm City Run – New Years resolution Run (Charm City Run is a chain of stores). I headed…
Tagged with: Baltimore, Charm City Run, Patterson Park Running, Resolution Run
Posted in Race Report, running, vibram five fingers
Posted in Race Report, running, vibram five fingers
Disaster strikes (no, not that)
Last night, a true disaster occured. Before I go further into it, let me reassure you – I am not injured so its not THAT sort of disaster. I was running on my treadmill after deciding that five miles in…
Tagged with: Battlestar Galactica, Dreadmill, Footwear, Kinvara, Treadmill, VFF, yoga
Posted in Plantar Faciitis, running, running shoes, vibram five fingers
Posted in Plantar Faciitis, running, running shoes, vibram five fingers
The pig has awoken and put on his Vibram Five Fingers again.
So, here we are past the hump day and on the down ward slide to the weekend. (Yay Weekend!!!!!!!) I am afraid that I have to admit something. Despite the best of intentions, I didn’t get back to running until Weds. …
Tagged with: Downward Facing Dog, flexibility, Mountain Pose, Pig, Vibram Five Fingers, Vinyasa Yoga, yoga
Posted in Kids, Plantar Faciitis, running, running shoes, vibram five fingers
Posted in Kids, Plantar Faciitis, running, running shoes, vibram five fingers
The streets, without the pitterpatter of little ghouls and goblins.
Ghouls and Goblins.. I don’t think anyone actually dresses up as ghouls or goblins anymore. I know mine went as a Witch (though half way through she took of her hat and proclaimed herself to be a vampire) and a…
Tagged with: Candy, Halloween, Halloween Candy, lost keys, Trick or Treat, Vibram Five Fingers
Posted in running, vibram five fingers
Posted in running, vibram five fingers
Weekend in Review – Treadmill, Trail Run and pain on the bottom of the foot.
Friday was a nice day off with the kids (Easter Break started.) Since I had both of them home, my choice was to wait for my wife to get home (5:00 pm) or run on the treadmill. Rather than wait,…
Tagged with: running, Trail running, Treadmill, Vibram Five Fingers
Posted in running, running injury, treadmill run, vibram five fingers
Posted in running, running injury, treadmill run, vibram five fingers
2013 Was an amazing year, for me, So I am really looking forward to 2014!
Once and Future Runner 