Now that I caught up to today I can drop the date in the subject.. woot!
Gah! My calves are still really tight today. Stretch, stretch, stretch... eventually they have to loosen up again, right? It's a good thing that walking in VFF's is practically effortless.
I'm having a good day at work, but I just realized I forgot to make up a report so I'm going to end my break now and knock this thing out before the end of the day.
Thursday, June 25, 2009
6/24/2009: FiveFingers Day 3
Argh! My calves are so tight today after yesterday's run. Wow, this is crazy. I've never had them this tight before. I drink a lot of water at work, so every time I took a bathroom break I also stopped and stretched my legs. Hopefully they'll loosen up pretty soon.
As always, the FiveFingers are great. No one has mentioned anything about them yet, so I'm not sure if they are just accepting them or have yet to notice them.
On a side note, my coworker brought his dog to work today.
I made a pot of rice for lunch - I took a box of rice and pinto beans from Save-A-Lot and added black beans, corn, and stewed tomatoes. Yummy! Hmm, saying "Yummy!" in my head made me think "Timmay!".
My bike is still not done, but it should be done sometime this week. I can't wait to ride it again.
This spring, I was planning on joining ARMA (http://www.thearma.org/) and learning how to use a sword. Then I got laid off and that got shoved to the wayside. As I now have a steady income again, I am once again looking into this. I think I will start by focusing on the Scottish Claymore Broadsword, which is really a basket-hilt broadsword and not a claymore... I'll have to get a wooden waster (http://www.woodenswords.com/WMA/baskethilt.broadsword.htm) and figure out something for a pell, but I'm quite excited. Eventually I'd also like to tie in the targe and dirk.
The Scottish Basket-Hilt Broadsword:
While I was looking up Scottish stuff, I looked up clans. The Reid surname is apparently claimed by Clan Robertson.. whether or not I'm related to that or not is unknown. My mother will likely know, as she is a genealogy guru. All I know right now is that I have both Scottish and Irish blood and some others that I can't remember.
As always, the FiveFingers are great. No one has mentioned anything about them yet, so I'm not sure if they are just accepting them or have yet to notice them.
On a side note, my coworker brought his dog to work today.
I made a pot of rice for lunch - I took a box of rice and pinto beans from Save-A-Lot and added black beans, corn, and stewed tomatoes. Yummy! Hmm, saying "Yummy!" in my head made me think "Timmay!".
My bike is still not done, but it should be done sometime this week. I can't wait to ride it again.
This spring, I was planning on joining ARMA (http://www.thearma.org/) and learning how to use a sword. Then I got laid off and that got shoved to the wayside. As I now have a steady income again, I am once again looking into this. I think I will start by focusing on the Scottish Claymore Broadsword, which is really a basket-hilt broadsword and not a claymore... I'll have to get a wooden waster (http://www.woodenswords.com/WMA/baskethilt.broadsword.htm) and figure out something for a pell, but I'm quite excited. Eventually I'd also like to tie in the targe and dirk.
The Scottish Basket-Hilt Broadsword:
While I was looking up Scottish stuff, I looked up clans. The Reid surname is apparently claimed by Clan Robertson.. whether or not I'm related to that or not is unknown. My mother will likely know, as she is a genealogy guru. All I know right now is that I have both Scottish and Irish blood and some others that I can't remember.
6/23/2009: FiveFingers Day 2
I wore my FiveFingers to work today. On Vibram's website they recommend only wearing them for short periods of time, but since I already go barefoot a lot, I figured it wouldn't be an issue - and I was right. It was awesome to not have big, clunky shoes on all day. I'm able to step so much lighter that it's hard to keep from running everywhere. With the socks on, it feels a lot like wearing a pair of slippers - except my toes are free. Hopefully wearing these will help my toes spread out, as my two smallest toes have become squished from years of shoe wearing. I used to tie my shoes super tight so that my feet wouldn't slip around at all - too bad I didn't have these as a kid...
Work was great, I love the variety of things I get to do, the fact that I get to spend a lot of time programming, and the knowledge that my work is appreciated. They are very into expressing thanks here.
After work I went to the park to work out. When it came time for running, I ran 1 lap (1/2 mile) in my FiveFingers. As awesome as they are, they are definitely not the same as barefooting. I run in them the same I run barefoot, but while I was able to feel the ground underneath of me, it was a muted sensation; and although the FiveFingers are light and form-fitting, I was still well aware that my feet were not free. At the end of that lap, I stripped off my VFF's and tossed them in the car, then ran 3 more laps barefoot for a total of 2 miles. Not as good as my 2.5 mile run on Sunday, but on Sunday 4 of the laps were with shoes on so I was ok with it.
I felt really good when I finished my run, but my calves were quite tired. I wonder how they'll feel tomorrow.
I took my iPod out of my waistband to shut it off, and the screen was blank! When I pressed Pause, the song started stuttering. About this time I noticed the iPod was wet from sweat as well as being really hot. I stuck it in my car and pulled on my VFF's, then went over to the empty playground (although I was tired, the playground is never empty so I couldn't pass it up) and played around. I walked across the monkey bars, swung across their swingie thing (it's like monkey bars but with the round handles on chains that guy gymnasts do really cool stuff with) and then jumped and rolled off the other side. I decided that was enough for tonight and headed home, where I stuck my iPod in a bowl of rice to dry out.
I then jumped in the pool for a little while to cool down. I love swimming...
I spent the rest of the night playing Prototype and talking to Mor.
Work was great, I love the variety of things I get to do, the fact that I get to spend a lot of time programming, and the knowledge that my work is appreciated. They are very into expressing thanks here.
After work I went to the park to work out. When it came time for running, I ran 1 lap (1/2 mile) in my FiveFingers. As awesome as they are, they are definitely not the same as barefooting. I run in them the same I run barefoot, but while I was able to feel the ground underneath of me, it was a muted sensation; and although the FiveFingers are light and form-fitting, I was still well aware that my feet were not free. At the end of that lap, I stripped off my VFF's and tossed them in the car, then ran 3 more laps barefoot for a total of 2 miles. Not as good as my 2.5 mile run on Sunday, but on Sunday 4 of the laps were with shoes on so I was ok with it.
I felt really good when I finished my run, but my calves were quite tired. I wonder how they'll feel tomorrow.
I took my iPod out of my waistband to shut it off, and the screen was blank! When I pressed Pause, the song started stuttering. About this time I noticed the iPod was wet from sweat as well as being really hot. I stuck it in my car and pulled on my VFF's, then went over to the empty playground (although I was tired, the playground is never empty so I couldn't pass it up) and played around. I walked across the monkey bars, swung across their swingie thing (it's like monkey bars but with the round handles on chains that guy gymnasts do really cool stuff with) and then jumped and rolled off the other side. I decided that was enough for tonight and headed home, where I stuck my iPod in a bowl of rice to dry out.
I then jumped in the pool for a little while to cool down. I love swimming...
I spent the rest of the night playing Prototype and talking to Mor.
6/22/2009: FiveFingers Day 1
I picked up my first pair of FiveFingers (http://www.vibramfivefingers.com/) today. I was already enamored with the idea of them; in the time it took to run out to my car from the store, I fell in love with them.
I hope this feeling lasts as I continue to use them.
I looked for toe socks while I was at it, but the store didn't have any all black ones, so I decided not to get any. However, I changed my mind once I reached my car - after all, if I'm going to wear them to work I should probably have socks to go with them.
I went back and got a tan pair of socks; hopefully they don't feel weird.
When I got home, I went over to the back of the Save-a-Lot plaza and did a wall-run at my normal spot. I had previously tried to do this barefoot but failed as my feet are not yet tough enough. With the VFF's on, the wall wasn't an issue. The soles gave me great grip and I didn't feel any discomfort at all. I wanted to try it out more but I was a little sore from my run on Sunday so I decided not to.
I hope this feeling lasts as I continue to use them.
I looked for toe socks while I was at it, but the store didn't have any all black ones, so I decided not to get any. However, I changed my mind once I reached my car - after all, if I'm going to wear them to work I should probably have socks to go with them.
I went back and got a tan pair of socks; hopefully they don't feel weird.
When I got home, I went over to the back of the Save-a-Lot plaza and did a wall-run at my normal spot. I had previously tried to do this barefoot but failed as my feet are not yet tough enough. With the VFF's on, the wall wasn't an issue. The soles gave me great grip and I didn't feel any discomfort at all. I wanted to try it out more but I was a little sore from my run on Sunday so I decided not to.
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