JR Odate Station.
Statue of Hachiko was right in front of the station. The famous dog was bred here.
Statue of Akita Dogs - Hachiko was of this type.
Away from the station was a lot of snow.
Here are my footsteps.
An elementary school field - not possible to play football.
3 comments:
I ran in the five fingers for a while and it is really different from normal shoes. I found that I had to change my stride--shorten my steps and land off my heel. Also, my calves were very sore the next day, each time I did a run in them.
I have since "graduated" to just running barefoot. Not all the time, but maybe 1/3 of my runs and never further than 8 miles.
I've been running in Vibrams since last July (got my first pair in Boston). You're right about sore calves. I had to battle with it for a long time.
The longest I've run in them is 30 km (18.64 miles). I almost gave up from pain, but now, it seems I am finally used to them. I cannot imagine running barefoot, though!
Having run in Five Fingers and barefoot, I can say that if you can run in Vibrams, then you are 9/10 of the way to running barefoot.
The main thing is that you have to have good smooth surfaces to run on and have to keep a wary eye out for small sharp stones. Also, if it is hot out, the pavement burns the feet--I get blisters if I run on hot sunny days barefoot.
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