Quote Originally Posted by colby View Post
Yes, your muscles will adapt. Don't add time/distance too quickly, though. Listen to those muscles. After the calves for me came the glutes and adductors (not nearly as sad as the calves). Not bad muscles to be working on.

And, your footprints never get old. My husband bought a pair of the leather KSO Treks when we were in Boston and he could try them on, now he is amused by his AND my footprints.
That would be funny to see two sets of footprints...

I also find that I am noticing other runners' footprints as well. For example, on a run a couple of days ago, there were a set of prints with a very obvious heel imprint - my first thought, a 'heel striker' - bet they don't know about VFFs! Beware the convert!

Thanks, for the reminder about adding time/distance. I've been careful so far and do find that my calves aren't screaming as loudly!

Looking for some ideas from everyone about transitioning and training for a half-marathon at the end of September. I would normally build up mileage over the summer to prepare for that event but not sure how to combine that with transitioning to longer distances with the VFFs. Trying also to figure out if I should train with the idea of running the half in the VFFs or in the Sauconys that I usually wear. Don't want to end up not being able to run the distance in either..