So I must say, I'm pretty angry at myself. The workout I was supposed to run was 2(7x20meter sprints) or 2 sets of 7 20 meter sprints. However, my brain was confused and I actually ran 2 sets of 7 75 meter sprints 2(7x75). But who said a little extra work wasn't good for you? Anyway I did not run this workout in my vibrams, I feel like it will be at least 2 more weeks before I will have worked into them enough for a light workout. However I still feel like they benefited me during the workout.
For those of you who aren't sprinters, Proper sprinting form (in a nutshell) is running up on your toes, and driving your knees, all while still being relaxed. This means that much more stress is put on the calf muscles then on someone who would run distance. Vibram 5 fingers make you use your calf muscles more when you run distance and (logically) this causes them to strengthen. I feel that this directly benefitted my sprinting form. I have been sprinting for almost 4 seasons now and my form has always been good, but never great. I don't think that its just a coincidence that my form suddenly just got better, I think it has to do with the vibrams. Even wearing my brooks I felt lighter on my feet and I felt like I could move my legs faster than I ever have been able to. I can only attribute this to the short time I have been running in vibrams because honestly, I haven't done any heavy sprinting work since last track season. I am very interested to see how this new style of running helps my sprinting times. Tomorrow I am going out for a recovery distance run, 40 minutes. 20 in brooks and 20 in vibrams.
PS-it was cold today
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