I lost 20% of my body weight in 300 days.

I’m still tired from the half hike/half trail run yesterday, it was very challenging!

13ecca4 wrote: »

Wow.....You look incredible. Congratulations on what you have acheived.

Thank you! I saw your progress pictures in the other thread and you are doing a fantastic job yourself 😊👍 good for you! 😀

JRiveraRodriguez wrote: »

Congrats on your amazing transformation! 🎉 you’ve now created a long lasting healthy habit

Thanks! Running certainly has enriched my life 😊👣

krea4 wrote: »

@monkeefan1974
Do you always run barefoot?

I do whenever I can! If conditions are not optimal for going barefoot then I wear these diy Xero sandals...

Bumping with a pic from Monday’s trail run

GregInORL wrote: »

RunsWithBees wrote: »

Bumping with a pic from Monday’s trail run

i love seeing your barefoot runs. I tried a barefoot beach run and absolutely ruined my feet.

Oh that’s terrible your poor feet! Yea it’s like anything, gotta start out really slooowly. It took me about a year of slow gradual progression to really be able to get the form down and strengthen the muscles and other foot structures. But running this way has allowed me to eliminate the terrible shin splints I suffered from when running in shoes. It turned out to be so fun I’ve stuck with it for about 5 years now but I still occasionally have to check my form

@thkdiffgirl Thanks so much! That’s so awesome you are getting into running! When I started it was very difficult for me, I could only run a few seconds before getting out of breath! But I just kept at it and little by little it got easier to go just a little bit further and before I knew it I was finally able to run a mile without stopping. I’d say it took me a good year until I really felt like I had my form down and could run efficiently. I didn’t use a program but I would recommend the “C25K app” to follow. My bf (while overweight) followed it and transitioned faster to running than I remember doing so definitely check that out. It’s a program that starts you out with running/walking intervals, gradually increasing the running parts until you build up stamina. Basically that’s what I did on my own but in a more structured and easy to follow way on the app. Add me as a friend if you like, it would be great to see your progress! As far as the barefoot part, I got into that because I was desperate to get rid of shin splints I was getting while running. It worked, haven’t had shin splints in my almost 6 years of running and I think it feels free and fun so I continue to run this way. I am going to post a piece on how I started berfooting but I just haven’t gotten around to writing it yet
Happy running!