Barefoot March Madness with Merrell’s and Mud!

Run for your Lives GA March 3 2012

1st Barefoot race Jingle Jog 5k, Atlanta GA

Had my first barefoot race today. The 5k Jingle Jog in the perimeter area of Atlanta. All in all it was a bit of a mare. Both Sophie and Ian were also running in the 1k version of the race. Noah my nephew was going to help out and run with them. In all the muddle getting to different starts etc I ended up have no warm up time and it was freezing.

The race was starting as i approached the line. So i took off in the Merrell’s with very cold legs and feet. Far from ideal and to top it off i’m starting from the back of the pack and the GPS would not start up.

So here is 2 miles of my 3 miles:

http://runkeeper.com/user/simonjcole/activity/62495631

My overall race time was 28:15, so my pace i think was pretty good. I started toward the back and so it took me a couple of mins to reach the start line as everyone shuffled off, The section missing from the runkeeper above was also down hill. So i would hazard a guess that my overall time was probably in the 8:40 mi/min range.

Finishing up though the i might have hurt my left foot. Running off when it was cold and not warmed up, it does not feel good at the moment. Lets see how its doing tomorrow morning for my run then.

2012 Race Calendar

So here is my 2012 race calendar. Not complete but certainly something to work on and start booking dates and times. So i’d love to see you out there running with me, so let me know who is in and when?

Warrior Dash Central FL – Jan 21st (Register here) 5k

Run Road Atlanta – Jan 21st (Register here) 10k

Run the Reagan – Feb 18th (Register here) 5k & 10k +Kids

Run for Your Lives, Zombie Run – March 3rd (Register here) 5k

Spartan Race GA – March 10th (Register here) 5k +Kids

Publix GA Marathon – March 18th (Register here) Half Marathon

Spartan Race NC – March 24th (Register here) 5k +kids

Warrior Dash Kansas – May 5th (Register here) 5k

Warrior Dash GA – May 19th (Register here) 5k

Muddy Buddy – June 11th (Register here)

Ultimate Mud Run – Aug (Register here)

Down & Dirty Mud Run – Oct (Register here) 10k

Rock n Roll Marathon – Nov 3rd (Register here)

Bold are confirmed runs

March is going to be a crazy month and add to that my first half marathon into the mix. I’ll keep adding to the list as additional runs come available.

Note: The Warrior Dash for NC is on the same weekend as the GA one this year.

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