I've been reading about ChiRunning, POSE running and running with no shoes on. It has inspired me to find out more about these methods as people who use them say that its the best way to run without getting injuries. That sounds good to me as I don't seem to be able to run consistantly for long without something hurting and stopping all the training. I've been running for 8 years now and during that time I seem to have suffered so many leg and back injuries that something needs to change otherwise I will never do the things that I want to.
So I went barefoot running. Only for about 400mts but it was really enjoyable and the feeling of the grass on my feet was great. Its a completely different way of running and I found people are correct when they say our natural way to run is to land on the midfoot instead of the heel. It just happens and feels good.So I will keep it up now and then and try to run more on the midfoot instead of the heel the rest of the time, though after doing this for the last couple of runs, I find it will take a lot of practice. The people that are doing this all the time also reckon that you can run in lighter and less cushioned shoes this way as the foot doesn't need all the stability and cusioning as its not heel striking. Anyway, time will tell. It can't hurt to give it a try and lately, things can't get much worse!
I had a nice walk/run in the sunshine, the only downside is the pollen which is making breathing very difficult but that's part of springtime here.

7 miles walk/run
approx 1 1/2 hours