Not Fake News. Urban LegendsBarefoot bursts spread out over a morning walk is my default ‘training’ these days.
A cool autumn morning, hence the red toes, but I put in 8 short bursts ( sub 6m00s / km pace ) of about 30 strides a time.
Of those 8, only two breached my MAF* ceiling heartrate of ~ 124 bpm.
Best two were top paces of 5:19/km & 5:16/km at peak HR of 107 both times.
*MAF = Maximum Aerobic Function.
See my health / fitness dashboard demo linked at https://urbanlegend.co.nz/projects/
This new Whangarei Parkrun starts on grass, so I warmed up in socks, and ran barefoot.
A bit nasty on the short grass stretch in the cold, but the rest of the 5km course is on concrete, so no problemo barefoot.
I started super conservative, nose-breathing through to 1.5 km, but managed to get in around 29m15s.
Warmup was cut a little short by general confusion, so a slow start’s best for injury prevention.
Overall, a really nice course along the stream, and without the challenging rough cobblestones of the other Whangarei Parkrun.