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| (in order of tonight's races) Alex ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif?v=92.1){kind=small} oniugnip: (racing in barefoot shoes)- a relatively un-warmed-up 200m with some middle-school guys. 27 seconds. (won the race!) - ran a more warmed-up 800m, at 2:37. Probably didn't run hard enough, could have felt worse at the end :) Mark markluffel:- did a pretty intense mile: 5:45. Led the pack for quite a while and finished strong! Lindsey lindseykuper:- Did the mile! 7:45, totally passing people towards the end. \m/ These track meets -- pretty awesome. They're big friendly events with a lot of people, ranging from very young to pretty old. We might be out again next week! | ||||||||||
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Alex R. - Race results: Atlanta Track Club track meet! (12 May)
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| I'm really behind on my training for the Peachtree Road Race, so maybe I'll come one of these weeks soon to run a mile and see how I do at race pace. As it stands now, I'd be lucky to get an 8 minute mile. How sad =( | ||||||
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| Ooh, I'll take this question! Being barefoot has health benefits, but some people find it impractical to actually go barefoot (since one has to carefully avoid pointy objects and/or spend a long time toughening up one's soles). So they wear barefoot-simulation shoes instead. "Shoes" may be the wrong word, though. | ||||||
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| I've been running in those crazy things for the past few weeks, actually. It's a workout for your feets! You tend to step much more lightly, with less pounding, and you can push off with your toes. There's no broken glass or sharp rocks at a track meet, though, so I probably could have gone without. | ||||||
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| Did they feel strange at first? After years in shoes, my toes kind of cram together. I would think the toe separation thing might feel odd. And does the material let perspiration escape? | ||||||
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| They did feel a little strange at first -- getting your toes into the little toe areas takes some practice! And the tops are meshy, so it's sort of like wearing a nice synthetic workout shirt -- I guess the sweat wicks out pretty well. | ||||||
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