Running Barefoot

Very interesting blog post from Chris McDougal, author of “Born To Run”, on running barefoot and how the perception of it has changed at Runners World following their ‘Sports Doc’ being replaced by someone who seems to know what they’re actually talking about:

What’s most amazing about Dr. Roberts’ column on barefoot running is what’s missing. You can instantly spot when someone knows nothing about barefoot running when they talk about “building up callouses on your feet” or “maybe it’s okay on the beach,” or “you need to gradually transition with thinner and thinner shoes.”

In other news — I am getting back into my running; I actually went out for 30 minutes on Sunday and need to pack another 7 sessions in before my race at the end of the month. That’s going to be a messy one, but I am trying to put together some focus and put all my efforts in training for my first 10 miler in October.

How do you focus?

It’s not long now…

And I have been completely and utterly unmotivated, despite my intense desire to be so. I don’t know if I am still trying to recover from what was a long, depressing winter – hooray for sun! – or if my malaise is caused by a lack of goals. However, it’s something I need to challenge, as my fitness isn’t getting any better, and I have 10km to run/walk very soon.

So, there is an obvious need to begin focussing. But how should I go about it?

Any tips?