First Snow Run...

Woooohooooo! The first snow run of Winter 10 - 11...

Running Barefoot

I slipped my Vibram Five Fingers back on this morning after not running in them regularly for several months. Believe it or not - I had an amazing run in them today and am convinced that they are a tremendous benefit.

Yes - it was cold and the ground was wet this morning after a couple of days of rain. But, like my hands, my feet took a bit to warm up, but after running for about ten minutes everything was fine. In fact - I can't wait to continue to push the envelope and look forward to running in them in snow.

The feeling of being so minimal (I actually felt like I was more connected with my surroundings) was amazing. After the 50KM I ran on Saturday I was looking forward to an opportunity to stretch and relax my legs this morning. My Five Fingers helped me do just that.

And no - this is not a paid advertisement. Simply stated - I like my Five Fingers and plan to incorporate them into my training plan.

Alb Marathon 2010

October...

October in Germany is simply amazing...

Tree Man...

Running around you tend to experience many things... I was out Sunday on a nice run and came across this guy in the forest near Holzerlingen.

The Enchanted Forest

Today while running in the Enchanted Forest (it really exists...) and thinking about my post yesterday on the UTMB I came to a rather nice realization.

Yes - the UTMB was canceled this year at KM 21... If you look, you'll always find that silver lining and it includes:

1. I didn't DNF!
2. I got to sample the UTMB course and the environment and can improve my training plan for next year.
3. And... I didn't DNF! That's very cool. Not that, that was ever part of the plan.

UTMB 2010 CANX Pictures

Some impressions of Chamonix and the UTMB in 2010...