Ran 45 minutes + 5 cool down on treadmill today. I think it's supposed to be my tempo run day but the travel always messes things up so I went for what I could afford in the time I had. When I do that, I do the "random" program on a relatively difficult level, which means it goes up to something like 8-10% for some periods.

I actually ran barefoot on the treadmill because I am stupid and forgot my other shoes and only have one pair of shoes (still VFFs, but I don't necessarily want them to have sweaty foot stink all day!). Yesterday I ran a similar run on the treadmill in my sprints, which is okay, but they rub on the tops of my feet and that skin is super tender, so today I thought I'd try barefoot. It was interesting. I actually enjoyed the being barefoot part, it's so nice to not THINK about how your shoes interact with your body. However, the treadmill is a moving belt and your feet, for an instant, are enjoying heat and friction; repeat for that entire period 90 times a minute, or over 4000 times for the entire run, and they become a little irritated with you. Not a huge deal, maybe my feet would build up tolerance if I did it often enough. Tomorrow won't be barefoot, though, they would definitely be called "blisters" then.

Very fascinating where my feet rub when they fall. I'm not sure if that's just where my feet fall first, or if that's where they stay on the ground longest, or if that's just where your skin is the most prone to blistering (the midfoot, on the outsides).

Anyway... tomorrow is my last day of travel, but we don't get home until 1-2am. Ugh!