So, I've been getting into running the past couple years. Been thinking about doing a marathon as an ultimate goal, but for now the most I do in a day is close to 7 miles..
That's awesome! I have a love/hate relationship with running. Do you prefer road/track or trail?
I just do it for fun right now, out on the road. I don't think I could ever do it just on a treadmill. But if I wanted to do a marathon... I'd have plenty of opportunity. Over 800 in the world
AVOID the treadmill! We're convinced that's the cause of our own injuries when we've been running regularly. And I recommend the Venice (as in Italy!) Marathon!
Hah... good advice.. I've heard they were used as torture/punishment devices in earlier history. Makes sense when you think about it
YES. I not for the pure monotony! Have you read the book Born to Run? It's story and science, and will have you considering barefoot/minimalist running!
situations. However, shoes can limit the flexibility, strength, and mobility of the foot and can lead to higher incidences of flexible flat foot, bunions, hammer toe, and Morton's neuroma. Walking and running barefoot results in a more natural gait, allowing for a more rocking motion of the foot, eliminating the hard heel strike and therefore generating less collision force in the foot and lower leg.
There are many sports that are performed barefoot, most notably gymnastics and martial arts, but also beach volleyball, barefoot
seat to do it. I'm really untrained with music, so it's always a natural process of understanding more about music by writing songs. So it's a grand voyage of discovery. I have a good time doing it, I love my job. I just dive right in. I have a collection of words that I've been writing over the previous couple of years... I have a file of that stuff and each day I dive into that and see if there's anything I can salvage. Then I