10 Finger Lernprogramm

10 Finger Lernprogramm

10 Finger Lernprogramm

All through middle and high school, I was always a sprinter. My body adapted to it very well, but I was always plagued by injury. I also ran cross country in the off seasons to stay in shape. But once graduation came around, I converted to being a full-time distance runner. There was one major reason for my decision: there are distance races everywhere, but not sprints. Every organization and city seems to put on a 5k or 10k at some point, and there are thousands of major marathons and half marathons all over the country.

When I really started getting into running distance, I started hearing about minimalist running, Vibram Five Fingers, and even groups who did races completely barefoot. So naturally, since I like to be the first of my friends to try something new, I decided to try to work towards barefoot running. If you don't know much about minimalist running, check out Tim Ferriss' article, The Barefoot Alternative. The general idea is that your natural body and running form are actually more efficient and less prone to injury than you are when running in any sort of running shoes. The Vibram Five Fingers bridge the gap by protecting your feet from the terrain, without altering your form or providing any artificial modifications to your stride or form.

Beginning the Transition

I was immediately intrigued by the thought of being able to show off by running races barefoot, and still being injured less than other runners. I would be lying if I said I wasn't originally just looking for a way to impress fellow runners with my apparent toughness. So i bought a pair of Vibram Five Fingers, and started some barefoot training while I was waiting for them to come in the mail (which took several months on back order, due to the recent interest in them.)


Posted by Admin on December 14, 2011 - 5:52 am Posted in fliegen lernen
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