Caity McCardell

I’m stealing this from a barefoot running board I’m on:

In addition to build up the musculature and bone mass (which takes time for the adaptations to occur), my experience is that beginners make the following mistakes:

* Over-striding – resulting in higher impact on the foot during landing. [which I do]
* Low Cadence – similar [...]

I had assumptions about running before I started. My comparison of pre-running and now:

Pre-Running:
Can you please wait until I drive by you before you blow your nose on your sleeve? It’s disgusting.

Now:
I come home from 6 miles with a very wet, slimy set of arms.

Pre-Running:
Hacking up and spitting your phlem is disgusting and [...]

To think that in December I could barely run around the block! I’m happy about this, particularly running barefoot.

7 miles took an hour an a half. That’s 4-1/2 – 5 miles per hour, but that includes:

- Stopping for a while to figure out if I could possibly get a beautiful dead cat out [...]

Last night Stefan, the kids and I slept overnight in our camper at Camp Roberts in San Miguel so I could be there bright and early for my first race… a 5k at Buzz Marathon. Colin was fascinated by the soldiers who had to grants us permission to stay the night.

I wore my FiveFingers, [...]

I bought myself a fancy watch that tells me how far I’ve run and how fast I’m going – a Garmin. (Mine was a lot cheaper than the website advertises.) Took for a spin yesterday, running 5 miles in an hour, including warm up speed. I loved looking at my heart rate and the distance [...]