Newbz' Spring Fling Mentor Group is FULL! (Page 18)

newbz - 2011-01-09 1:05 PM  5- start doing the sockless thing in cooler weather before it gets real hot (the sweat will make the blister issue worse), use baby powder when starting out, NOT BODY GLIDE. body glide will pick up dust/dirt and will come off, the baby power will work into the shoes and over time form a soft feeling layer, and works wet or dry.

newbz - 2011-01-09 1:08 PM I got a great run in this morning with a friend, 14 total. We warmed up for 4 miles, and then got in 8 @ tempo pace (right around 6:20) followed by a 2 mile easy cool down. Legs felt good and was happy with it considering how windy it was!

newbz - 2011-01-09 1:47 PM haha no it's not a gooey mess. Put in some, and shake it around to coat the inside, then shake them out. You know when shoes (racing ones more) get older, the inside gets smooth/feels more like a sock? That's what it feels like. The power pulls moisture off your feet sort of like a wicking fabric. Run wise the goal is to lower run times as much as i can (mainly 5k/10k distances) Number wise i want to get the 5k as close to 16 min as i can by some of the bigger races this year, and the half marathon under 1:20

jgerbodegrant - 2011-01-09 6:20 AM.

jgerbodegrant - 2011-01-09 3:31 PM

What do you guys think of these wheels? I am looking for a birthday present for my girlfriend. Looking at the 58 carbon clincher. A friend of mine bought a pair and seems to love them.

http://www.williamscycling.com/58cc/58cc.html

_Deb_ - 2011-01-09 10:12 AM
In good news though, the swim program I signed up for starts tomorrow.    It's with the town's tri club, and it was in danger of getting cancelled due to low registration.  There's enough people in it now though, so it will run.  I really need it.  I just learned to swim last May and I've taken 2 adult swim classes.  I feel like they really only teach the basics in the adult classes though, and I need something that is more specific to front crawl, and hopefully I'll get some good feedback on technique.

jgerbodegrant - 2011-01-09 11:39 AM David (or anyone else)

I am only doing short course stuff this year (oly & sprint) and over the past two years have lost a lot of time in transition due to drying feet off/putting socks on.  I have gone through the results and I have lost at least one place in my age group due to transition times in each race.  So as far as I'm concerned this should be an easy place for me to make up time.  I want to race sockless.  How do I go about working into socklessness??  Do I start now?  I'm up in NH, so I can't exactly go run outside without socks on, or I'd have more problems than just blisters.  I figured you can't just do part of your workouts sockless....not like I'm going to stop in the middle and take them off.  What's the best way to go about this? 

newbz - 2011-01-09 1:07 PM You have not run in months, i'd be careful with even 15. have you been doing longer walks? If so i'd do something like a few min walk, 1 min run, and slowly change the ratio. When i came back from my stress fracture i was allowed 400m every other day for a week, then 800 at a time for a week, then slowly worked up to 15 min at a time over the next two. It can take some time to get thigns back, but be careful and remember your aerobic system will be WAY ahead of your legs and what they can handle.

chasingkona - 2011-01-10 12:03 AM By the way, what a game today! My Pack are playing another week!

chasingkona - 2011-01-10 1:02 AM

Dave really made good comments on this and I will just chime in with my two cents. I turned to sockless last year and haven't gone back. I tried it out as an experimentation on a random short run (bout 3-4 miles) last summer. I liked the feel a lot and delt with only small blisters on my first couple of runs. I got them mostly on my big toes, but after a couple of weeks those blisters were gone and I have not had any problems since. I always do keep socks nearby and always leave a pair in T2, I also left a pair in my SN bag at IMWI last year just incase things turned bad fast.  

Currently I am running on Brooks Ghost 3, but Dave's comments on Zoot shoes are right on, they have the least amount of seems on the inside. I have never ran on them, but seen them in person and they seem as a great option for a sockless runner. I love the feel of running without socks, and it almost seems to cool me off just a tad more, compared to running with socks. This is big for me as I seem to overheat very easily.

My advice would be to start running with out socks at first in short distances 2,3, 4 miles. See how it works and go from there. And with temps, start when you feel warm enough. I live in Wisconsin and probably wont go sockless until 40's or 50's hit. Good luck! 

chasingkona - 2011-01-10 1:03 AM By the way, what a game today! My Pack are playing another week!

newbz - 2011-01-09 3:08 PMseat could be a bit high on the bike and you are just pushing too much with your toes