I thought I was home free, being able to run three
miles in the Vibrams four times in three weeks surely meant that 4.5 miles was
doable. Oh how wrong I was!! Yesterday, four days after my 4.5 mile run (which
was easy), I did some interval training. My Achilles tendons and ankles were
sore from the start. They loosened up some, but not completely. Every stride
had pain, but I toughed it out and completed my first morning of interval
training (which was great fun!).
The soreness in my ankle area went to the
next level and I hurt even just sitting. Today, I am pain free while sitting,
but I can’t even imagine running. Going down stairs hurts. I thought I would skip
this due to all the preparation I did leading up to this. I walked in the
Vibrams for six weeks, then I went to three mile runs successfully for three
weeks. Apparently the muscles that I hadn’t used much for most of my life weren’t
ready for over four miles.
I did some internet searching, and I am not
the only one reporting these problems. I will take the next week off of running
– maybe the next two, and then start slowly. Slow is so hard to do when my
legs, lungs and heart can do so much more. But, like most things, it is a
journey, not a sprint, so I need to reset my expectations.
Still love my Vibrams!
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