Monday, September 21, 2009
Friday, September 4, 2009
Vibram Fivefingers day one
there were some differences i felt running with the fingers
one is that i felt like i wasted less energy
usually near the end i'm more out of breath
this time i wasn't as 'gassed'
once i stopped, i recovered in seconds
usually i'd be gasping for air for a long time after i stop
and my guess is that
by having more feedback from my feet, my body ran more optimally
i'm not pounding my weight into the ground
being gentle with the landing
and more conscious overall
but the cool thing is it's all automatic
coz it's like all of a sudden my foot sensors got activated
but i didn't have to teach my body what to do with the feedback
because it already knows
i noticed my body making some subtle adjustments to my gait
based on what my feet were saying
and as a result i wasn't bouncing up or down as much
i was cruising more
i also wasn't relying on the cushion on my shoes to absorb the impact
so i was smoother and more gentle with the landings
activating more muscles
but surprisingly that gave me more energy
it's weird how the feet work
because you think that they can't handle the impact of running on a hard surface
but when you do, your feet feel the impact
but there is no pain
the only pain you feel is from various muscles in your leg working
muscles that never worked before to keep your feet stable and to absorb the shock
at one point i made a sudden change of pace to get into a sprint
tilted my body weight forward, weight moved over my toes
chambered the energy into quads and calves
but this time i felt something different
i actually felt the weight on my toes
and my toes spreading to balance
in a shoe, if i leaned forward to get ready to sprint, the stiff sole would not let me feel that
my toes would be useless nubs
and the stiff sole would transfer the weight to the rest of my foot
which is awkward
and then when i started sprinting, my toes flicked back like talons
yea that was unexpected, that i'd be less tired running barefoot
Related link:
http://nymag.com/health/features/46213/
one is that i felt like i wasted less energy
usually near the end i'm more out of breath
this time i wasn't as 'gassed'
once i stopped, i recovered in seconds
usually i'd be gasping for air for a long time after i stop
and my guess is that
by having more feedback from my feet, my body ran more optimally
i'm not pounding my weight into the ground
being gentle with the landing
and more conscious overall
but the cool thing is it's all automatic
coz it's like all of a sudden my foot sensors got activated
but i didn't have to teach my body what to do with the feedback
because it already knows
i noticed my body making some subtle adjustments to my gait
based on what my feet were saying
and as a result i wasn't bouncing up or down as much
i was cruising more
i also wasn't relying on the cushion on my shoes to absorb the impact
so i was smoother and more gentle with the landings
activating more muscles
but surprisingly that gave me more energy
it's weird how the feet work
because you think that they can't handle the impact of running on a hard surface
but when you do, your feet feel the impact
but there is no pain
the only pain you feel is from various muscles in your leg working
muscles that never worked before to keep your feet stable and to absorb the shock
at one point i made a sudden change of pace to get into a sprint
tilted my body weight forward, weight moved over my toes
chambered the energy into quads and calves
but this time i felt something different
i actually felt the weight on my toes
and my toes spreading to balance
in a shoe, if i leaned forward to get ready to sprint, the stiff sole would not let me feel that
my toes would be useless nubs
and the stiff sole would transfer the weight to the rest of my foot
which is awkward
and then when i started sprinting, my toes flicked back like talons
yea that was unexpected, that i'd be less tired running barefoot
Related link:
http://nymag.com/health/features/46213/
Thursday, September 3, 2009
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