Yesterday I could hardly stand up from the effects of the long run the day prior, but today the soreness was much less. I rolled on the foam roller last night though, targeting my calves (Ow!) and quads/IT band. Maybe that did the trick? Set out to try to log 6 miles with my Vibrams only. Ended up running 3.1 miles and stopping, as a blister started to flare on my right foot, in the usual place where the shoe's inner seam bothers me. I made the 5K distance in 33:35, which I was happy with, considering I had to work through early stiffness and transition to running in the VFFs. I then took the shoes off and ran the rest of the way home barefoot, mostly on cement sidewalk, which was actually quite nice. At one point I hit 11:20 pace on a slight downhill, so I was doing OK even though my ankles/calves were starting to twinge, and I was being careful to dodge rocks and debris. When running barefoot I can tell I go much slower because I am concentrating on "landing" every stride, and this seems to take all my energy. I don't have much "push off" quite yet...
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