Wow, I have to give a quick plug to Zappos.com!! I ordered my Merrell Barefoot sneakers yesterday & they arrived TODAY!!!! So I tried them out on my 3 mile run today. They were interesting. Can't decide yet what I think. They are very light & you can definitely tell you run differently. My time was even a bit faster than before...not sure if that just because I'm getting my mojo back or if it is truly the shoes. Only problem is that I got a bloody blister on the back of my right heel. So I need to figure out whether it's just that the shoes need to break in a bit or if it's always going to do that. It's an elastic strap on the back and that makes it fit nice & snug. But for some reason it's rubbing on that foot. Could be my gait itself?? I'll have to try them again & see.
The one funny thing about the sneakers is that you could hear every step. I felt like I was clod-hopping along. LOL I guess because it changes the way your foot hits the ground, each step sounded loud. Does help to force you to hit mid-foot instead of your heel. I'm not gonna jump & return them right away. Zappos won't let you return used things, but how can you know about a running shoe without running in them?? I'll call them if I have to.
Otherwise feeling good about things. Hoping to be able to work on speed more & get my distance going as well!!
One day at a time...moving forward & staying positive!! <3
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