Well played on the slow start Ash. I'm a huge fan of that technique. Gives a good chance to warm up, and as things become fluid at about the mile mark, if you want, you can shift gears and take off. Great looking kit for the race, and the Merrells were a solid choice! Congrats on the ticket to the London Marathon!! Oh, and excellent choice to start doing Yoga. I've heard great things about that. I'll be rooting for you on 23.4.23!!
Thanks so much Todd, you are very right the cautious start was the right thing to do on this one. If I’d have gone out cold all guns blazing I think I’d have really regretted it. I’m just glad it worked out well on the day. You mentioned in on one of my short videos - having the right coloured outfit on the day makes us 10% quicker 🤣👍 hope the recovery is going well mate 😊
Very nicely done mate. I guessed it would be the vapour glove. I get the impression you really like those shoes. Mark G flying finish ☺️ It'll be cool to see how you get on with the marathon. Keep up that yoga if it's helping the hip and knee. Sounds like a winner 👍🏻🏃♂️🙂
Cheers Mark, yer Vapor Gloves suit my feet I really like running in them. Can’t beat a Mark G legendary flying finish 👌 take care matey and I hope the training is going splendidly 👍
Oh awesome! I hope you like Bradgate Park, I love it there! I’m in Derbyshire tomorrow, otherwise I probably could have joined you for a reccy or a short run up there. If you can make it up to ‘Old John’ the tower on the hill the views are normally pretty good and you can see for miles and miles 😁👍 Thanks regarding the race, still around 7 minutes off my quickest 10k time but all was well with the knee which was more important for this run 🏃👍👌
@@skinnylegsbarefootshoes That would have been brill and I'll definitely take you up on that another time 🙏🙂 Hopefully I'll get some clear views from the top! A good move not to throw caution to the wind when you're not feeling 100% and I'm glad the knee held up 👍
Any race finished with a great increase in speed is fab! Well done you and good luck for the other races. As for the shoes, why not the vibram, they are outstanding for speed in my opinion
Yes the Vibram are great shoes, and although very minimalist shoes the V-Run offer a bit more protection under foot than the Merrell. Which over 42km might be very welcome 👍
@@skinnylegsbarefootshoes I am not familiar with the merrell at all, but I can see your point about the vibram (though I have never gone beyond the half-marathon mark with them)
Which do you think would be the fastest up to marathon distance. I thought v-run because of the toe grip. Friend said no they are the slowest because of the toes.
I find both the Merrell and Five Fingers pretty quick when picking up the pace. I find the VFFs give me a nice very stable platform due to them spreading my toes wider than they would be normally. So I’d say the VFF can be quick, and they also feel strong - As in they bring out the strength in the outer calves too
Well played on the slow start Ash. I'm a huge fan of that technique. Gives a good chance to warm up, and as things become fluid at about the mile mark, if you want, you can shift gears and take off. Great looking kit for the race, and the Merrells were a solid choice! Congrats on the ticket to the London Marathon!! Oh, and excellent choice to start doing Yoga. I've heard great things about that. I'll be rooting for you on 23.4.23!!
Thanks so much Todd, you are very right the cautious start was the right thing to do on this one. If I’d have gone out cold all guns blazing I think I’d have really regretted it. I’m just glad it worked out well on the day. You mentioned in on one of my short videos - having the right coloured outfit on the day makes us 10% quicker 🤣👍 hope the recovery is going well mate 😊
Very nicely done mate. I guessed it would be the vapour glove. I get the impression you really like those shoes. Mark G flying finish ☺️
It'll be cool to see how you get on with the marathon. Keep up that yoga if it's helping the hip and knee. Sounds like a winner 👍🏻🏃♂️🙂
Cheers Mark, yer Vapor Gloves suit my feet I really like running in them. Can’t beat a Mark G legendary flying finish 👌 take care matey and I hope the training is going splendidly 👍
Well-played tactically there, Ash....and a fine result! I'm in Leicester tomorrow and plan to do a reccy of Bradgate Park for a future trail run :)
Oh awesome! I hope you like Bradgate Park, I love it there! I’m in Derbyshire tomorrow, otherwise I probably could have joined you for a reccy or a short run up there. If you can make it up to ‘Old John’ the tower on the hill the views are normally pretty good and you can see for miles and miles 😁👍
Thanks regarding the race, still around 7 minutes off my quickest 10k time but all was well with the knee which was more important for this run 🏃👍👌
@@skinnylegsbarefootshoes That would have been brill and I'll definitely take you up on that another time 🙏🙂 Hopefully I'll get some clear views from the top!
A good move not to throw caution to the wind when you're not feeling 100% and I'm glad the knee held up 👍
An awesome result Ash. Could tell you were buzzing there! 🎉
Thanks Phil, yes was on a high as I thought I’d get a completely different outcome. I had a good run/race 😁
Any race finished with a great increase in speed is fab! Well done you and good luck for the other races. As for the shoes, why not the vibram, they are outstanding for speed in my opinion
Yes the Vibram are great shoes, and although very minimalist shoes the V-Run offer a bit more protection under foot than the Merrell. Which over 42km might be very welcome 👍
@@skinnylegsbarefootshoes I am not familiar with the merrell at all, but I can see your point about the vibram (though I have never gone beyond the half-marathon mark with them)
Well done mate 👍
Thanks very much 😁🙏👍
Well done for the 10km ! Nice work. Quick question, does the vivobarefoot run long or short ?! … making the leap
Thanks James 👍 oo exciting I’m a 43 in most running shoes but the Vivobarefoot I’m a 42 so I’d say they run bigger so I wouldn’t size up 👍👌
@@skinnylegsbarefootshoes thanks, went for a 10, usually a 10.5 … primes lite iii, free white!
That’s great, nice looking shoe 👌
Ngl I ran a pavement half marathon in socks so pretty sure 100% of barefoot shoes are gonna work for a 10k. xD
Oh worn, not work. 🐋
😁 I’d love to run a 10k in socks - let alone a half marathon! Not that brave yet, maybe one day. Keep it going dude 😁👍
Which do you think would be the fastest up to marathon distance. I thought v-run because of the toe grip. Friend said no they are the slowest because of the toes.
I find both the Merrell and Five Fingers pretty quick when picking up the pace. I find the VFFs give me a nice very stable platform due to them spreading my toes wider than they would be normally. So I’d say the VFF can be quick, and they also feel strong - As in they bring out the strength in the outer calves too