Thought I would give an update after my first week with the Vibrams.
They are comfortable!
After a few days, my toes weren’t sore from the separation of the individual toe pockets. In fact, they are quite comfortable now…as long as I’m not running. I’ve worn them in the morning and at night when I’m just hanging out at home and I think this has helped me adjust.
My body is adjusting…somewhat.
I can still only manage about a mile and a half because of the blister that continues to form as I run. As someone who would run at least 3 miles tri-weekly it’s a little frustrating. On a positive note, I have found that my calves and ankles aren’t nearly as sore after I run in them compared to last week.
I can tell as I run/walk in the Vibrams that my gate is changing as I continue to adapt. Whether this is good or bad has yet to be determined.
They aren’t for the conservative runner.
They are still quite ugly. People at the gym have no hesitation or remorse looking at me like I’m a fool while I run in them. I’ve had crazy shoes since I was able to buy them for myself, so this is nothing new. Definitely not a deal breaker.
Big $ and I are running The Charles Harris 10K this weekend. I am very confident that I will not be ready to run 6.2 miles in these.
Hopefully in the few weeks this pesky blister will disappear and I can really let loose. I can feel my feet muscles getting stronger which is definitely a good thing.
We’ll see what happens!
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Tags: five fingers, Running, shoes, vibram
Those are quite ugly shoes, lol.