ImustsayIneverthoughtgoingBFTwouldbemuchfun
evenafterIreadaboutitinBorn2Run!Afterconsistently
workedonmyformintheXeros,however,(mainlyjustto
avoidblisters)myfeethavefalleninlovewiththethin
rubbersoles.Indoors,Ipreferwearingnothingonmyfeet,
notevensocks.Ineverthoughtmystinky,sweaty,ichy
andotherwiseembarrassingfeetfeelsogoodnaked.
Withoutshoesorsocks,theyseemedtoslowlygr...[
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Ihadverygoodreasonsforthe4hourssleeplastnight.
At6:30,Igotupanddidsomeweightworkbeforeheading
outfortherun.I'verecoveredwellovertheweek,myPF
wasgoneandtheblisterundertheleftheelwashealing
well.Iplanned10milesandwasquitehopeful.
Thefirst4milesfeltgreatuntilIhitthedirtroadonthelevee.
Inoticedthreerunnersahundredyardsinthefrontstopped.
Isuspectednothing,saidhi,trottedonand...[
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Iwokeuprefreshed.Amildcalfpainwasstillthereandthe
PFwasgone.Aftersomeweightwork,breakfast,andyard
work,Iheadedtothetrail.Oncethere,Itookoffmy
Xeros,heldtheminonehand,andtrottedtowardthebay.
Itwasalreadypast10:30andgettingwarm.Manycyclists
wereheadingthesamedirection.Igotalotoflooksfrom
passersby.Igingerlytreadedmywayandpaidfullattention
totheroadorratherwhat'sontheroa...[
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Theright-footplantarfasciitasisgone!Idon'tfeelthe
paingettingoutofbedmidnightorinthemorning.3weeks
intobarefoot.Amazing.
Overtheweek,Ididn'trunbutfocusedonwalkinginthe
Xeros.Ipracticedlandingundermycenterofgravityasif
Iwererunning.Ihadtobecausetheblisterskeptreminding
meeverystepoftheway.(Thelightbulb-sizedmonster
blisterburstduringmylongrunlastSat.Thewhole
under-he...[
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Iheard“Compoundinterestistheeighthwonderoftheworld”
andthoughtIunderstoodit–Iknewthemath,afterall–untilI
readtherestofthequote,yearslater,“Hewhounderstands
itearnsit…hewhodoesn’t…paysit.”
And,yes,I’vebeenpayingit.
Iheard“Thereasonablemanadaptshimselftotheworld.The
unreasonableonepersistsintryingtoadaptthewo...[
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Ireadwarningsagainstjumpingontothebarefoot
bandwagonbutbythetimeIhadbeendrawntoitlikeamoth
toaflame.IgotapairofnicerunningsandalsfromXero
Shoes,twopiecesofthinrubberwitha5000-milewarranty.
Othervalues,e.g.,freeingmyfeettofeeltheworld,be
damnedforthemomentbutsavingbigonrunningshoes
appealedtomyDNA.
Thefirstweek,justaswhenIfirstgottheMerrells,I
clockedsomeimpressivemi...[
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OnethingInoticedthismorningwasthatIdidn'tfeelthe
PFintherightfoot.Wow.It'sbeenover4monthsnowand
I'vealmoststartedtothinkIwasbornwiththatPF.Let's
seeifthislasts.Atthesametime,however,ahuge
sinisterblisterappearedundertheleftheelovertheweek.
Ifthiswasduetorunning,Ishouldpayattentiontomy
leftlanding(SteveSashenwould'veagreed).ButIthinkit
waswalkinginthosehuaraches.Rebellin...[
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Ibrokeinmynewhuarachesbywalking3milesandrunning
another3inthemyesterday.Itfeltgreat!Butthismorning
myrightfootPFstartedtomakeitselffelt:myfeetneed
moretimetogetstrongerandmyrunningstyletoimprove.
Forthismorning'srun,Idecidedtoswitchbacktomygood
oldMerrell.
Theskyturnedfromdarktoadulllead,whichremindedme
ofthebleakCanadianwinters.Californiatemperatureismild,
ofcourse...[
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Iwenttorunwiththegroupearlyinthemorningandfound
Ecouldn'tcomebecauseofPF.
IstartedwithMandJandsoonjoinedJenandher13-yr-old
sonB.BandIraninthefrontofthepack.Hetoldmehe
enjoyedrunningandIwasimpressed--athisage,Iwasthe
next-to-lasteverytimeweraninPE.(Iwasthankfulthat
someoneheavierthanmetookthatlastspot.The
peer-pressureandshamedrovemebacktotheclassroomand
helpedinmyqu...[
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Iwokeupat5:40am.Afteracoupleofgulpsofwaterand
onebanana,Iwentoutwithabottlehalf-full.
Iwasplanningtorunabout16milestoday.Withnoneedto
hurry,Ikepttinkeringwithmyform.Thefogwasheavyinthe
creekandatonepointoverflewtotheothersideofthe
levee.Thefullandstill-goldenmoonhangontheclearsky
betweentwolushhillswithalonerunnerglidingunderit
towardthebay.Itwouldbeanicepicture.
Ig...[
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