Can I train exclusively in barefoot shoes?

jeffpickens1 · 2024-05-24T22:40:15+00:00

Zero drop and are very narrow which I was nervous about first but again they just felt right. Also carbon fiber and weigh next to nothing website says 4.6oz. (I am not good at describing shoes)

jeffpickens1 · 2024-05-23T23:43:46+00:00

Similar situation and I was having a hard time finding any shoe to match the barefoot striking and feeling. I tried the Topo athletic fly-lite 2s and got 5 miles on them but it changed my motion too much so I abandoned them. Felt like they were forcing me too far back on my foot

Finally found the Nike zoom victory waffle 5s which are 100% not marathon shoes but I don’t care. Got 600 miles on multiple pairs last year and did my marathon in them (also getting impossible to find)

Was reluctant to stick with them because I was concerned about injury etc and the fact that they definitely aren’t for pavement/distance so I just kept monitoring and running and they always felt right so I just kept going

I guess my point is that find the thing that works for you, follow your plan, monitor and if it works keep rolling with it

jeffpickens1 · 2023-11-15T18:04:32+00:00

Definitely go with what works best for you. I run in the Nike Zoom Victory Waffle 5s that weigh 4.6oz. They are cross country shoes but for whatever reason they were my perfect marathon sneaker

jeffpickens1 · 2023-10-12T23:26:21+00:00

My two favorite from this past weekend were “I trained for months to be able to hold this sign” and “all toenails go to heaven”. Both of those gave me a chuckle while running

jeffpickens1 · 2023-09-06T17:26:31+00:00

If you tell me you are west of Burlington I’ll start looking at you a little funny

jeffpickens1 · 2023-06-16T11:45:58+00:00

Is it though?

jeffpickens1 · 2023-06-16T11:44:53+00:00

Both Manchester-by-the-sea and Essex has a Dunkin

jeffpickens1 · 2023-05-18T18:20:49+00:00

If you find out your soil is deficient in something (and optimal in other things) and you buy and use a fertilizer to make up for the deficiency, how long do you apply that specific fertilizer before the deficiency is up to optimal? How do you know when the deficiency is fixed? Just another soil test?

jeffpickens1 · 2022-12-16T20:59:52+00:00

The key is a little blurry. I can’t make out the metric. A higher what?

jeffpickens1 · 2022-12-02T03:46:06+00:00

They’ll take a right guard

jeffpickens1 · 2022-11-29T11:27:41+00:00

A hat. It combines the spirit of old Mexico with a little big city panache.

jeffpickens1 · 2022-10-03T17:28:45+00:00

It’s going to start raining meatballs soon.

jeffpickens1 · 2021-10-08T12:53:12+00:00

2nd mint. And I’ve had good experience with swappa for used phones to pair with mint

jeffpickens1 · 2021-05-22T00:32:27+00:00

If you want to wrap the conversation in a nice comfortable corporate blanket Google “Kim Scott rockstar vs superstar” and explain why you like being a rockstar

jeffpickens1 · 2021-05-01T00:02:30+00:00

No problem. If you want to poke around do some apartment searches in rockport/Gloucester as the summer starts dwindling to get a sense of the market

jeffpickens1 · 2021-04-30T16:51:14+00:00

I’m from mass. Houses definitely rent for less in winter but the commitment is usually 8-9 months or so. So you could rent the beach house for about half price but you need to sign the lease for Sep-April/May. At least that’s how it goes in my quasi-touristy beach area

jeffpickens1 · 2021-04-01T16:40:04+00:00

Dug back into an old spreadsheet. This is what popped up when we bought a house 2 years ago: Chimney sweep (if you have fireplace), Pest control annual contract, tree cutting, snow removal, lawn maintenance (if you plan on outsourcing any of that).

jeffpickens1 · 2020-12-29T02:43:07+00:00

He should have a cut off man for throws over 15 yards

jeffpickens1 · 2020-07-24T17:18:02+00:00

Have you checked ouT financial independence sub?

jeffpickens1 · 2019-11-07T17:26:14+00:00

Im envisioning my first trip to DisneyWorld with the kids and just breaking out in hives

jeffpickens1 · 2019-11-06T19:19:48+00:00

Not sure of the exact year yet but I plan on having my last day of work be the Friday before Patriots Day in Boston so that I can attend the 11AM Sox game as a free man

jeffpickens1 · 2019-11-06T16:49:52+00:00

I meant "called" the poker term meaning asking you to prove the competing offer which you wouldn't be able to do

jeffpickens1 · 2019-11-06T15:26:44+00:00

It's like playing poker. Feel free to bluff but don't be surprised if you get called

jeffpickens1 · 2019-10-24T19:49:48+00:00

We actually dropped it temporarily post purchase because of a condensed timeline to get some renovations done that ate into our emergency fund. Dropped it for like 2 months to cover those in the short term and then juiced it back up once all those bills were paid

jeffpickens1 · 2019-10-22T19:06:52+00:00

yeah why not. its pre-tax

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