I've been feeling weird about calling Vibram FiveFingers "Vibrams." It sounds right to my ear, but the name of the company is Vibram. I don't call my Converse Chuck Taylors "Converses" (my British penpal does, but that sounds wrong to me). I rely on the way a sentence "sounds" inside my head a lot. That's how i learned proper grammar, by hearing it spoken and reading it in books. So i am going to attempt to start using Vibram and drop the s entirely.
On Wednesday i put the Yankz in my KMDs. I am about to go running in them. It sounds very windy outside at the moment so i hope i don't regret not going to the gym.
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Friday, February 08, 2013
Monday, February 04, 2013
Tri2 W1D1
Once again i am using the TriNewb Sprint program as a guideline as well as Cto5k for my runs (starting on W1D1). Today was my first run since November and i ran half a mile farther. The conditions are cool but sunny (43F feels warm after a month with only one day above freezing and most below 20F). The side of the road was a bit muddy but the graded road was in good conditions (my heel came down on one pebble that hurt, but i was really on my toes so i didn't miss a step). My lungs are a bit raspy but i did well (though of course i still run more slowly than i'd like). I was only supposed to run for 15 minutes but the entire workout was about 32 minutes. I'm not entirely sure that i didn't run an extra interval, i didn't hear the chimes to stop, but a truck drove by at about the right time so i'm not sure. Tomorrow i will bike 5 miles.
And i did wear the new Vibrams. Last night the KMD Sports felt tight but when i put them on this morning they felt fine. Maybe my feet were a bit swollen last night. I have yet to change my laces out and didn't even notice that one had come up/loose until just now. *blush*
And i did wear the new Vibrams. Last night the KMD Sports felt tight but when i put them on this morning they felt fine. Maybe my feet were a bit swollen last night. I have yet to change my laces out and didn't even notice that one had come up/loose until just now. *blush*
Sunday, February 03, 2013
New Vibrams
I went to the local REI today intending to try on the Women's KMD Sport LS. They only have Grey/Black/Pink right now and i was sizing in hope of ordering the Violet/Light Violet/Grey ones online. I figured i'd try out Bikilas and Spyridons while i was at it. I wear a 41 in the Sprints so i figured that would be the right size for all of the other models as well.
Perhaps it would be pertinent for me to point out two facts about my huge hobbit feet right now. There are (at least) two things going against me when i am trying on shoes to buy. The most pressing in this instance are the fact that i have wide feet and a high instep. This is why i went for Sprints when i started buying Vibrams. When you don't have full coverage of your instep you're more likely to get burnt buy you also have more room for the top of your foot. The straps on my Sprints are barely long enough, really. The toes are snug but spread to accomodate my big boned toes. When i first bought my first pair of Sprints almost all of the seams felt too snug.
This doesn't bother me as much as it once did. I think that i've both broken them in and gotten used to it. But unfortunately i have the same problems with the lace systems. The instep of these shoes is barely big enough for me to ease my feet into, too tight for comfort and proper circulation. All of the women's models i tried on today clearly did not fit me, and the Bikilas with the strap were so tight that i couldn't even really try.
So i turned to the men's versions of the shoes. I tried on the Men's Spyridon, which were too loose in the toes and too tight in the instep, and bought the Men's KMD Sport in Castle Rock/Navy/Gray. The KMDs are still tight, but loose enough for me to hope that i can break them in to a comfortable level. The toes are looser than i am used to in Vibrams but i don't think they're too loose. One of the things that i find odd is that the laces aren't elastic, so i bought some Yankz thinking that i'll probably replace the laces that came with the shoes.
The tread is thicker and looks more like an athletic shoe which is why i wanted to get some new Vibrams. I don't feel like i'm ready to run barefoot, not really. I've been wearing shoes to work and am not barefoot as much as i would like. Sprints are a bit uncomfortable at the arch where the strap system restricts motion and the tread is completely smooth. I want more traction for trail running. The Highline Hustle was a trail run and part of my run near my home is graded but unpaved road with a lot of loose gravel. I hiked in the Sprints this summer but would have appreciated more traction than i had.
The arch in these shoes still has more rigid support than i'd like but i'm hoping that these will provide a good transition from running shoes to barefoot running. My current running shoes were bought to wear at work (Vibrams aren't forbidden but are slightly frowned upon) made my feet cramp because they were too narrow in the instep. The jury is still out on these. I might be taking them back tomorrow.
Perhaps it would be pertinent for me to point out two facts about my huge hobbit feet right now. There are (at least) two things going against me when i am trying on shoes to buy. The most pressing in this instance are the fact that i have wide feet and a high instep. This is why i went for Sprints when i started buying Vibrams. When you don't have full coverage of your instep you're more likely to get burnt buy you also have more room for the top of your foot. The straps on my Sprints are barely long enough, really. The toes are snug but spread to accomodate my big boned toes. When i first bought my first pair of Sprints almost all of the seams felt too snug.
So i turned to the men's versions of the shoes. I tried on the Men's Spyridon, which were too loose in the toes and too tight in the instep, and bought the Men's KMD Sport in Castle Rock/Navy/Gray. The KMDs are still tight, but loose enough for me to hope that i can break them in to a comfortable level. The toes are looser than i am used to in Vibrams but i don't think they're too loose. One of the things that i find odd is that the laces aren't elastic, so i bought some Yankz thinking that i'll probably replace the laces that came with the shoes.
The tread is thicker and looks more like an athletic shoe which is why i wanted to get some new Vibrams. I don't feel like i'm ready to run barefoot, not really. I've been wearing shoes to work and am not barefoot as much as i would like. Sprints are a bit uncomfortable at the arch where the strap system restricts motion and the tread is completely smooth. I want more traction for trail running. The Highline Hustle was a trail run and part of my run near my home is graded but unpaved road with a lot of loose gravel. I hiked in the Sprints this summer but would have appreciated more traction than i had.
The arch in these shoes still has more rigid support than i'd like but i'm hoping that these will provide a good transition from running shoes to barefoot running. My current running shoes were bought to wear at work (Vibrams aren't forbidden but are slightly frowned upon) made my feet cramp because they were too narrow in the instep. The jury is still out on these. I might be taking them back tomorrow.
Thursday, January 03, 2013
Vibrams update
I wore Vibrams and a skirt to work today for a seven hour shift. My feet are tired! They lasted five and a half hours of stocking work before they started complaining. I thought I was going to be at a register standing on a mat all day, not going up and down a ladder and getting down on the floor! Luckily I was also wearing leggings, so no modesty concerns on the bottom step of the tiny ladder. My feet have been very unhappy in sneakers lately, cramping and feeling sore in a bad way: I definitely feel better today.
Friday, November 02, 2012
Ct5k W1D1
Yes, i'm at it again, and this time i'm doing it in Vibrams! At least, that's what i did today.
Over the last two weeks i've had a cold. It was the worst for the first 5-6 days, but it's still been hanging on a bit. During most of that time i really felt like running, maybe because the heat of the past summer has finally broken. Even after a week of recuperation i was a bit wary because i figured that as soon as i got out of breath i would be coughing up a lung.
I didn't cough once on the run. I barely got out of breath, actually. This workout was not strenuous from a breathing standpoint, which is quite nice actually. This past summer i felt like everything on vacation was strenuous only because of breathing whether it was hiking or biking. I didn't get too sore or tired, i just couldn't breathe. Well today i breathed fine. I made sure i paced myself, i did reach thresholds where i wanted to stop but pushed through it without too much effort, and thankfully it was nowhere near as strenuous as the first time around.
I was in a hurry today and not aiming for the full workout. I had barely enough time before work and didn't want to push myself too hard when i had an 8 1/2 hour shift directly afterward. So i strapped on my Vibrams, felt great for the first four intervals, and walked through the last two. At the time i felt like i could have done them but i just had a feeling that i shouldn't. Which was a good call as it turned out because my feet, ankles, and calves were sore most of the day. My feet eventually felt better after halfway through my shift but started complaining again during the drive home. So at work i was trying to stretch my feet calves and not to groan whenever i had to walk. Standing wasn't too bad, moving just doesn't feel right at the moment because i'm so stiff. So it was a good call to walk those last two intervals i think. I kind of need to be able to stand while i'm at work.
Tomorrow i go in to work earlier and get off earlier. I shouldn't run, and i doubt i'll be organized enough to get a run or swim in. Right now i'm going to focus on the running for a while and ease back into it. I don't want to dive headlong into a full training schedule when it's going into the off season and technically i'm easing in after an injury. The last thing i need to do is hurt my hamstring again. So right now the focus is diet and running and we'll see where it goes from here.
Over the last two weeks i've had a cold. It was the worst for the first 5-6 days, but it's still been hanging on a bit. During most of that time i really felt like running, maybe because the heat of the past summer has finally broken. Even after a week of recuperation i was a bit wary because i figured that as soon as i got out of breath i would be coughing up a lung.
I didn't cough once on the run. I barely got out of breath, actually. This workout was not strenuous from a breathing standpoint, which is quite nice actually. This past summer i felt like everything on vacation was strenuous only because of breathing whether it was hiking or biking. I didn't get too sore or tired, i just couldn't breathe. Well today i breathed fine. I made sure i paced myself, i did reach thresholds where i wanted to stop but pushed through it without too much effort, and thankfully it was nowhere near as strenuous as the first time around.
I was in a hurry today and not aiming for the full workout. I had barely enough time before work and didn't want to push myself too hard when i had an 8 1/2 hour shift directly afterward. So i strapped on my Vibrams, felt great for the first four intervals, and walked through the last two. At the time i felt like i could have done them but i just had a feeling that i shouldn't. Which was a good call as it turned out because my feet, ankles, and calves were sore most of the day. My feet eventually felt better after halfway through my shift but started complaining again during the drive home. So at work i was trying to stretch my feet calves and not to groan whenever i had to walk. Standing wasn't too bad, moving just doesn't feel right at the moment because i'm so stiff. So it was a good call to walk those last two intervals i think. I kind of need to be able to stand while i'm at work.
Tomorrow i go in to work earlier and get off earlier. I shouldn't run, and i doubt i'll be organized enough to get a run or swim in. Right now i'm going to focus on the running for a while and ease back into it. I don't want to dive headlong into a full training schedule when it's going into the off season and technically i'm easing in after an injury. The last thing i need to do is hurt my hamstring again. So right now the focus is diet and running and we'll see where it goes from here.
Saturday, April 07, 2012
first run in vibrams
Yesterday was track practice for four of my six siblings and the family went along to watch and get a little exercise in. It was kinda windy. I strapped on my Sprints and went for my first run in them. I ran about 0.3 miles and walked about 0.9. I didn't have any pain while running (though it did feel a little different) , just some slight fatigue. Later last night, my family went swimming. Both of my calves took turns cramping but not severely. Today my legs were stiff and slightly sore from hip to toe. I think it was a good difficulty level as far as workouts go. I just hope that I'm recovered before my next shift on Monday.
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