There are many possible factors:
- New shoes: Not broken in enough yet or just not the right pair of shoes for me
- Longer Distance
- Different Terrain: more rocks, longer hills
- Running in foot-deep puddles, keeping my feet wet for over an hour
Who knows. My shoes are so muddy and gross still (yes, they're still wrapped up in a plastic bag from the race) that I don't know if I'll use them again for long races. Too much of a risk. Maybe I should resort back to my good ole Nike trail shoes.
Anyway- enjoy the other pictures:
2 comments:
That's so gross, Clara! Your feet definitely looked back-to-normal by the next morning.
Great photos - I have hosted a few of my post-race feet snap shots too:
http://endurazone.blogspot.com/2008/05/keys-ultra-100-miler-dnf-redemption-in.html
http://endurazone.blogspot.com/2008/02/trial-of-errros-and-pains.html
I think for you it had to do with wet shoes coupled with the uneven terrain.
Great report!
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