I've been trying to catch up on writing shoe reviews for Living Barefoot. With the increased popularity of minimalist shoes, Al and I found ourselves somewhat swamped (but in a totally good way) with shoe reviews this summer and fall. In the last month, I've written four reviews (which will all be going online in the next couple of weeks) and I still have four to go. Then another three shoes are currently in the mail for fall reviews. It's been a bit of a hectic writing schedule. I love that there is so much choice in the minimalist shoe market now. What a change from two years ago!
Living Barefoot Coaching is picking up as well. I've spent the last four Fridays coaching at Dynastream Innovations Inc. in Cochrane with Natural Running Lunch & Learn sessions. They've been so much fun and I've learned a lot. I really do believe that 'You teach what you want to learn' and with every client I coach or every presentation I give, I'm learning something, too. The people at Dynastream have all been great sports and I hope to continue coaching some of the wonderful people I met there.
In other coaching news, I've started 'running' form check-in runs with past clients. We start with a couple warm-up exercises and then head out on my favourite nearby trail, through the Cochrane Ranche. We focus on form on the way out and usually run to the 180 BPM cadence beeping out of the metronome. On the way back, we just have fun and enjoy the scenery.
Here are a couple pics of yesterday's group run:
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| Warming up |
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| Heading out on the trail |
On to some catch-up blog posting...
5 comments:
I am happy to hear that you'll be in Calgary soon. Hoping husband and I can get down to see your presentation. I was actually trying to find out when you were doing another group clinic in Calgary. My husband and I have just begun the transition to barefoot running and it would be great to get some coaching in.
I'd love to meet you, too! If you can't make it to MEC Night, I'm happy to come to Calgary for a coaching session with you and your husband. :)
Thanks so much Tina. We are working on a babysitter so I am hoping we'll be there. Otherwise a coaching session would be great. I am totally disappointed to me just starting barefooting and seriously loving it with winter fast approaching. Wish I had known in the spring. Oh well. I'll be raring to go by spring next year.
Tina it was so great to meet you. Sorry we didn't come back we headed over to Atmosphere and picked up the water shoes and some new VFFs. Kyle and I would both love to do a coaching session with you. We will get in touch to setup a time that works for all of us. Thanks again for all of your great advice and just for being awesome.
It was great meeting you and Kyle at MEC, Robbie-Lynn! I had heard that you got caught up 'across the street'. I'm available this week but not next week. You can email me at coaching[at]livingbarefoot[dot]info. To set up a time. And by the way, you guys REALLY made my night! You are both totally awesome, too.
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