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Petros wrote:I am reliably informed that 5K = 3.10685596 mi.
That compares favorably with my measured 4 mph on well paved highway with shoes and longish legs at age 24. From what you say of the roadmetal, and the age differential, I think you are entitled to feel a quiet glow of satisfaction.
Petros wrote:In the case of my measured jaunt, stepping off the paved surface would not have helped, bareoot or shod. If the way from Nairobi downtown to Kenyatta airport in the dry season approximated Edenic conditions, Eden wasn't that much fun.
jjsledge wrote:I doubt that I will be able to do the next two 5ks barefoot. There will be much larger crushed rock and longer jaunts on these roadways. Due to erosion from recent rains even some areas of the nature trails have been filled in with crushed rock.
A follow-up email said that I came in 3rd in my age group, but confusion at the awards ceremony kept me from getting a medal. Another gentleman was placed in my age group and took 1st, placing the rest of us one step back. I doubt I will get a response from my return email as they are known for not returning phone calls or answering emails.
The resort is huge and there was a much younger crowd that what I usually see at such events.
You'd think the LORD meant us to be active or something!jjsledge wrote:My feet are fine, no cuts, bruises or other ailments. Past two weeks have been rainy and have spent a lot of time indoors and feet are beginning to feel more tender.Need to get back outside.
jjsledge wrote:Oaklake Trails 5k was Saturday and I noticed the road was easier than other resorts as far as the size of the crushed gravel and was packed "smooth" in a lot of places and then I also noticed that lush grass grew along the edge of the road. The race started and I walked along the edge of the road to where the gravel ended at the start of Trail 7. I soon had to pick my way through a patch of flint (as in arrow heads) thinking "this must the worst spot I'll have to deal with". Then I came to several places that had a hard gravel like sandstone that I was able to pick my way through. Some small flat stones to step on and the edge of the trail gave some relief, but I had already come so far, so I kept going. At the 3k post I was pretty sure I could make it and was just stubborn enough to trudge on. Another young man who had considered racing barefoot, but chose to wear his Xero shoes, came running back to check on me and my progress, assuring me that the worst was past and I was able to complete the 5k in 1 hour 13 minutes and 6 seconds. There were 4 participants behind me, so I wasn't last this time. Guess I'll be bragging about this for years to come. At age 67 I guess that was one on my bucket list.
Jerry Sledge
webmeister wrote:jjsledge wrote:Oaklake Trails 5k was Saturday and I noticed the road was easier than other resorts as far as the size of the crushed gravel and was packed "smooth" in a lot of places and then I also noticed that lush grass grew along the edge of the road. The race started and I walked along the edge of the road to where the gravel ended at the start of Trail 7. I soon had to pick my way through a patch of flint (as in arrow heads) thinking "this must the worst spot I'll have to deal with". Then I came to several places that had a hard gravel like sandstone that I was able to pick my way through. Some small flat stones to step on and the edge of the trail gave some relief, but I had already come so far, so I kept going. At the 3k post I was pretty sure I could make it and was just stubborn enough to trudge on. Another young man who had considered racing barefoot, but chose to wear his Xero shoes, came running back to check on me and my progress, assuring me that the worst was past and I was able to complete the 5k in 1 hour 13 minutes and 6 seconds. There were 4 participants behind me, so I wasn't last this time. Guess I'll be bragging about this for years to come. At age 67 I guess that was one on my bucket list.
Jerry Sledge
WOW that is great Jerry! You are a runner. I read about the Bare 5k series around the US and it is on my bucket list! My prayer is some day my bride will approve of me running a naked 5k as she is against social naturist interaction...HAVE FUN!
Ramblinman wrote:webmeister wrote:jjsledge wrote:Oaklake Trails 5k was Saturday and I noticed the road was easier than other resorts as far as the size of the crushed gravel and was packed "smooth" in a lot of places and then I also noticed that lush grass grew along the edge of the road. The race started and I walked along the edge of the road to where the gravel ended at the start of Trail 7. I soon had to pick my way through a patch of flint (as in arrow heads) thinking "this must the worst spot I'll have to deal with". Then I came to several places that had a hard gravel like sandstone that I was able to pick my way through. Some small flat stones to step on and the edge of the trail gave some relief, but I had already come so far, so I kept going. At the 3k post I was pretty sure I could make it and was just stubborn enough to trudge on. Another young man who had considered racing barefoot, but chose to wear his Xero shoes, came running back to check on me and my progress, assuring me that the worst was past and I was able to complete the 5k in 1 hour 13 minutes and 6 seconds. There were 4 participants behind me, so I wasn't last this time. Guess I'll be bragging about this for years to come. At age 67 I guess that was one on my bucket list.
Jerry Sledge
WOW that is great Jerry! You are a runner. I read about the Bare 5k series around the US and it is on my bucket list! My prayer is some day my bride will approve of me running a naked 5k as she is against social naturist interaction...HAVE FUN!
Webmeister, we can all be stubborn about new ideas, but if you are faithful to the light, stubborn in prayer, great things can happen in the long run.
I have often said, "If naturism were what its detractors said, I would be against it too". But God sent person after person to my life to show me a better way, much like he did with my salvation a few years prior.
God wore my resistance down and I finally listened.
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