Devil's highway or Pudding Hill

Unfortunately, Pudding Hill is not quite what its' name promises. Or does it mean a guilt free pudding later once you've run that hill?

Had a great 14.5 km run in Look Out, Bracknell Forest earlier this week. I had my new mizunos on for the second run and so far no problems with numbness. MOTI very kindly exchanged my ASICS. Great service I must say. The only problem I have now is slight pain on the outside of my right knee. This is new  and I must study a bit what could be causing it.

Last week's totals:

Two running sessions (road and trradmill), 10.5 km each +21 km total.
Ice skating, two hours.

Few more photos and a video of barefoot running from Bracknell Forest:

Mr T, my husband and I.

Pendulum

It's only Tuesday but this has to be this week's top pick from my playlist. Just hypnotic and great rhythm:

Numb feet II

Phoned MOTI yesterday to discuss my numb feet problem. They offer (quite remarkably IMO) 28 day exchange, so I will be going there on Friday with my Asics and old pair of NB:s in hope to find a new, suitable pair. Obviously, it's difficult to know if something fits just by trying them on a treadmill for a minute or so. I've just never had this problem with NB:s before. Or at least to this extent, I've had the occasional tingly toe before, but not the whole foot. I have my eye on Newton's. Very flat shoe, ideal for a forefootrunner. Too bad Moti doesn't stock them.

Numb feet

Thanks to the arctic climate, I've had to resort to running on a treadmill this week. It takes some getting used to as it's just so different to running on a trail or on a road. During my first treadmill trial I must've been tensing my shoulders a lot as I was hit by an excruciating neck pain later that evening. Being a hypochondriac, my immediate thought was, that I must have a SLIPPED DISC on my back. After a cocktail of codeine, paracetamol and ibuprofen and some research on the Internet, I ruled it out and made a diagnosis of a trapped nerve. First half of that night shift wasn't fun though.

I wasn't discouraged by this and I had another go on a treadmill two days later. No problems with the neck, but I think my new ASICS just aren't suitable for me, as with every run now I get totally numb feet and toes. It usually starts 20-30 min into running. It doesn't affect whole of my foot, just from the ball of the foot upwards towards toes. It's more annoying than anything and I actually have to stop and stretch my feet and toes. It goes away quickly when I stop running.slightly annoying as I had a proper gait analysis and fitting when I bought them, but hey, I guess you just don't know until you try them properly, i.e. run with them. Today I decided to run with my good old New Balances, and only the second toe on my left foot got a little bit numb. Hmmm. Is it the shoes or treadmill, as I braved the wind today and went for a refreshing, sunny run across the fields.

Totals for this week:

Body Combat x 1

Running: 3 sessions (10 + 12.5 +11 km), 33.5 km

Ice skating x 1

Play list top pick:

Mudrun

Muddy run today in a gorgeous but cold sunny weather. Amazed how green all the fields are.

Totals for this week:

Bodycombat x 1
Run x 2, total 21 km
Ice skating x 1

Friday and feeling Good!

M4- I'd rather be running!

SUN SUN SUN!

Went for an easy, SUNNY, 10 km run in my new decathlon  gear (tights, limegreen longsleeve top and a gilet/vest). Slight improvement on my average speed as I managed 8.8 km/h today. Loved the sun and felt I could've run longer. Rest tomorow, next run on Friday after my ice skating lesson.

  Last week's top pick from my playlist is Cat:

Through the rain

Had a fab run today despite THE RAIN! Yes, I managed to face my fear, or rather, a dislike to running in the rain. Not intentionally though, it started raining as soon as I left our street. I didn't manage to make EveryTrail to work on my iPhone, so I have no idea about the distance or avg speed. I did run for 1h20 min + 10 min cooldown. Max HR 177, avg HR 156. Kcal burnt 905. Excellent run and yesterday's total rest was clearly needed. Both calves recovered.