Oh yes, it’s Friday! I’m so excited for the weekend! It’s packed with plans: MSP is taking me out tonight for Birthday Fondue, I have an e-a-r-l-y 10 mile run planned for tomorrow morning, and a SuperBowl party on Sunday. The weekend will be a blast and will probably FLY BY!
Lookie lookie what showed up yesterday!
My Vibrams are here! Weeeeeeee! Aren’t they funny? This pair fit PERFECTLY! I wore them to the grocery store and Goodwill. I didn’t notice anyone looking at me like I’m some kind of fool yet, but I may have been keeping my head bent low under my hat. 
I’ve been torturing my dogs with them. Riley can’t get enough sniffing:
And Rascal thinks they are some sort of strange playmate and keeps slapping his front paws down and wiggling his tail in an effort to engage this new friend in a game:
So far I’m LOVING them. I wore them around for about 4 hours yesterday. Some of that time included running 2.25 miles. We’ll see how the calves feel later today – I hope I haven’t made them insanely sore for tomorrow’s long run! (Which will be done in my regular running shoes, NOT these. You are supposed to wear these for 1-2 hours a day while your muscles, tendons and ligaments get used to them. Obviously I’m already bending the rules, but I’m not crazy enough to try 10 in them – yet.)
I will say that running in them on the treadmill was a vast improvement over running in my socks or even sockless. I’m DYING to get outside with them to see what it’s like on the trails. Maybe Sunday if my legs aren’t fried from tomorrow’s run.
A definite plus: if you are feeling bored with running, this gives you a whole new reason to be excited about it!
I’m off to get in an upper body workout before the work day starts.
Which team are you rooting for this weekend in the SuperBowl? Since neither the Broncos nor the Steelers made it far enough, I don’t really have a favorite. But I at least try to root for an AFC team, so I guess I’ll be cheering on Colts. What I WON’T be cheering about is the halftime show. The WHO? Really? Damn you Janet and Justin for forever messing up fun and edgy halftime shows! That was the last good one!
Have a FABULOUS Friday!
– Shari B. =)
#1 by Scott on February 10, 2010 - 11:39 am
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So I just ran my first 2.5 miles “barefoot” (vibrams). A few observations… 1) Apparently I have never used my calves to run before – Maybe that’s why I didn’t care too much about stretching after? 2) My left leg found the whole process much more comfortable than the right. Did you have a similar experience where the gait of one leg was a better fit than the other? and 3) The bottoms of my feet got hot! I was running on a treadmill since it is snowing rather seriously here in NJ, so maybe it won’t be an issue running outside.
#2 by Shari B. on February 10, 2010 - 6:57 pm
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Hi Scott! I was wondering if you’d tried them! 1.) I don’t think that’s why you don’t care to stretch after a run.
But I can totally relate in feeling like you’ve never used your calves to run before! 2.) Wow, interesting that one leg felt more uncomfortable. I didn’t run into that – maybe that will change when I’m actually outdoors. 3.) I didn’t have hot feet either – sweaty yes but they didn’t FEEL hot.
I can’t WAIT to try them outside. Maybe tomorrow the weather will cooperate – we’ll see!
I’ll be interested to know if your calves are still sore tomorrow. The day after my first ‘barefoot’ run was the ridiculously painful. I had trouble walking DOWN stairs. Not up. Weird.
#3 by Christy on February 9, 2010 - 9:50 am
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I have been thinking about giving those “shoes” a try. I’ve heard great things about them.
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#4 by Joan on February 6, 2010 - 2:39 pm
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I’m not a foot ballie but hubster says this game doesn’t matter to him.
I like your shoes, I bet they’d be great for walkies.
I totally hope you and Cindy get to meet! How cool would that be?? I love how this blogging stuff makes the world so much smaller!
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#5 by Shari B. on February 6, 2010 - 4:40 pm
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Hi Joan! I totally agree – love how you state it though: “blogging stuff makes the world so much smaller”. Well said!
#6 by Sammi on February 5, 2010 - 6:23 pm
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Yay for fondue! Dessert fondue is the BEST!
Those… shoes… socks…? [lol] look awesome!!! You’re making me want a pair! I’m not sure if I could wear them in public though. I’m too shy for that!
About your superbowl question, my first thought: “who’s playing?” yeah, I totally don’t follow sports (except running, sort of). I’ll be working during the game so I’m not sure if I’ll even get to see any of it lol.
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#7 by cindy on February 5, 2010 - 3:09 pm
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Happy Friday Shari
just wanted to pop by real quick on my kindle and say HI
your shoes have my attention. i cant wait to see how you like running in them after a bit.
is FONDUE a restaurant? sounds fun.
i am so ready for the weekend. no football but i worked a full week and it ended up not so stellar. Hubs said hes chilling some wine for me. SHEW
Tonight i am hitting the MAS for my weeks big run. I NEED IT
have fun tonight
xoxo
#8 by Shari B. on February 6, 2010 - 4:40 pm
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Cindy … mmm wine! And MAS! Hopefully MAS first, wine second and not the other way around! Haha!
#9 by Fallon on February 5, 2010 - 9:27 am
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Who performing at the half-time show this year??? Can you believe that mishap now allows for crappy shows? I haven’t enjoyed one since that happen! I work till 4:30pm Superbowl so I’ll make it home just in time for the last half!
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#10 by Bernadette on February 5, 2010 - 9:02 am
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OK I wont lie… those are some funny looking shoes!! They remind me of water shoes a little bit. Rascal is adorable trying to play with them!
Don’t you LOVE fondue??? My daughter and I are thinking about going on Sunday afternoon, we’re not really into football and The Melting Pot is having a special.
Have a wonderful Friday!!