Barefoot running/ Vibram Five Fingers?

[starkodama]

Warrior Dash was so, so awesome. They're doing one more, in Chiba, next month. RooG has already declared that he wants to do another Warrior Dash, but not so soon. I doubt it'd be much fun to do alone. :(

I am, however, 90% committed to signing up to do the Sweets Marathon (actually a 10K) on November 17. RooG has zero interest in participating,

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[limey]

Sweets run sounds so awesome. THANK YOU for all these app suggestions, you've got me running as well, for a Torchlight 5K in July. I dig the idea of podrunner but I hate the little intro bit so much that I just ended up using the Black Swan soundtrack for its zombie creepiness factor.

I was worried about knees as well (I run on hills, and have to take care going down them) so I got fitted for some shoes at a running store... they watched me walk around to see where I needed support. I can't say if it's really improved my run, but I'm really just hoping that it will help prevent future injuries. Take care o' yourself!

[starkodama]

Wow, that's great!! Thanks for letting me know, I'm so happy to know I've helped someone, even a little bit. :) Keep us posted on how the 5K goes! :D

[thistle_chaser]

Matchmaker time! Check out kishenehn. He's a hiker and posts about those odd toe-shoes all the time. (He's an interesting fellow in general, too!)

He tries to make all the LJ friends he can, so he won't mind at all if you friend him or comment (if you want to).

[starkodama]

Added! Thanks for the recommendation. I'll comment and let him know you set us up. :)

[rataven]

Yay, so glad you're loving BioShock! I'm with you on the little sisters -- I had to save them all too, poor kids. :( Though omg the extra ADAM would have been soooo helpful.

And yay again for ACIV! The game looks stunning doesn't it? And there's something about Edward. I looooove Connor, but it'll be fun to play as a roguish, reckless pirate assassin. October can't get here soon enough. <3

[starkodama]

I don't seem to be having the ADAM problem, likely because I'm on Easy mode. ^^;;;; Maybe someday I'll go back and play it on Normal, so I'm so awful at FPS games that imma keep it on Easy for this play-round. DON'T JUDGE ME OK ;)

UGH YES I need Captain Edward Kenway in my life! October 29th is so far away, but who knows when it'll even come out in Japan... ACIII was over a month late. D-:

From Ms. Godzilla

[world_meanderer]

Glad to hear you enjoyed Warrior Dash! Don't worry about running the whole thing, I run around 30k a week and had to walk up the hills :p

Shoes-wise, you may want to look into better running shoes (I noticed you have Nikes, which usually have very poor support).
Go get checked out at a running store (Art Sports have the set up for it in some of their locations), because good shoes can correct pronantions that hurt your feet and knees. (IN case you overpronate, like me, Brooks Glycerins are amazing!)