I got bit by the barefoot running bug again. No, not literally, duh. Once again, proving the power of our hearts getting captured by some glory or attraction that then plays itself out in our behavior, I ran 4.25 miles barefoot today. It was glorious, until I got some blood blisters from going downhill too aggressively. Put shoes on and ran in to 5.3. I will continue this when my feet are recuperated. They're a little tender now; not the soles really, but the muscles of the feet. My achilles and calves are tight, but feel way better than they normally due from running in shoes. Tomorrow will be sandals, maybe a shorter run to ease the healing. We'll see how I feel.
The weather was cold today, 32 degrees. My feet were fine after about 10 minutes. The black asphalt was warm in the direct sunlight. It was quite fun till the blisters started in. I love running barefoot and plan on transitioning all my road miles to barefoot for the upcoming year. Later.