Comments on: City-Bay in a blistering pace.

By: sean

sean — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 13:43:20 +0000

haha, yeah I was pretty happy to finish but I was a bit annoyed by how many people were around me. It’s just random really but last year I was in a bit of a gap and there wasn’t as many people around.

This year, I was weaving in and around people to get kind of near the centre when I crossed the line to try and setup my finish line photo. lol.

Have you done the City to Surf? How far is it?

I’m (almost certainly) going to dress up next year.

cheers for visiting and leaving a comment. Sean.

By: EmeraldRaindrop

EmeraldRaindrop — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 13:33:19 +0000

Hahah, you look very ecstatic to finally finish the race – a lady on the right seems to be giving you a look of amusement.

But yes, I know that for the City to Surf here, they take quite a few photos of people who dress up … so perhaps you should actually dress up as a ghost next year!

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By: Brett Legree

Brett Legree — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 13:00:21 +0000

I saw those about 18 months ago on a barefoot running site. I became interested in it after reading a very good paper by an Australian sports doctor. His conclusions were that the cushioning provided by most modern shoes only changed the perceived impact on your body, so they might do more harm than good if you had poor form (which I did).

I ordered a pair of Fivefingers immediately! The barefoot running site’s owner regularly runs 100 mile races in things like that, or sandals. I thought there had to be something to it.

So in a nutshell, they have no padding at all. They just keep the glass and sand out of your feet. With proper form, you can learn to run in them and not feel any shock at all. The arch of the foot acts like a shock absorber, as I’ve learned.

I actually run on pavement with these and have no problems with my legs or feet. Bear in mind, I had to start slowly and build up strength in muscles that didn’t have any conditioning.

After a few months, though, I’ve had no problems running for an hour or so on pavement.

I agree with you wholeheartedly – do whatever you can to avoid injuries.

Thank you, Sean – I enjoy writing very much and plan to make it my trade eventually. Keep doing what you’re doing here too – it’s fresh and funny.

-Brett

Brett Legrees last blog post..the thing that should not be.

By: sean

sean — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 12:52:43 +0000

Yeah, it definitely was my shoes – they’ve never felt right since I’ve had them. My blisters were just behind the balls of my feet.

Those… what are those? look interesting. How are they at absorbing the shock of running? They don’t look very padded.

I’m not going to run on hard surfaces anymore – too hard on the joints. I don’t have any joint problems but I’m keen to avoid them!

I used to run barefoot on the soft sand. Much harder but easy on the joints.

Thanks for visiting again Brett. Keep up the writing. It’s great.

Sean.