Vibram Five Fingers Week 2 [update]

(these aren't my feet) photo from http://goo.gl/lggB

For my final post of the night I thought I would update you all on my Vibram Five Fingers.  THEY ROCK!  They are my favorite shoes I have ever owned.  I feel like I am walking around barefoot while wearing them, and running in them is fantastic.  

I have to warn those that are considering them though, you have to take it easy and get used to them.  For the first few days I simply wore them around as I would any other shoe.  To be honest I didn't feel too much in my legs.  But on day four I went for my first run in them.  I warmed up first and then did about a mile and a half on a treadmill.  I thought I was taking it easy, I went fast for a little bit, but did most of it at a moderate pace.  The next morning, however, I went to get out of bed and I almost fell over because my calfs hurt so bad.  It took a few days but my calfs started to feel better.  I went for another run on Friday, this time outside on the street and things went a little better, my form was better and I was getting more used to running in the VFF's, and my legs only hurt moderately on Saturday.

Today I went for another run, this time on grass at the YMCA in Athens, and I went for about 25 minutes.  It was a great run and I could feel my calfs working but they don't hurt too much.  I'll let you know how I feel in the morning though, but my legs are getting stronger that's for sure.

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