I increased my distance by a couple more blocks today to 1.8k. I didn’t measure this before I ran it I just carried on around a few more blocks. I think this is the way to increase my distance rather than planning it with round number distances. If I’d planned a route I think I would have gone up to 2k which may have been too much for my feet but I may have ignore the signs and just carried on to this new goal distance I’d set myself. This isn’t a good way to do it I think especially at this early stage.
Anyway, no problems and my technique really feels like it’s coming on leaps and bounds. Yes I tread on the occasional stone or twig, but the discomfort is only momentarily and the rest of your foot flattening to the floor soon spreads your weight so that it isn’t an issue. I think I can feel my pads becoming more spongy already to envelope and cushion small irritants like this.
One slightly annoying thing I’ve noticed is that sometimes you tread on a small stone that is uncomfortable but it’s only for one step. Then it isn’t for only one step as you realise it’s become stuck to your feet. This has to be knocked off if it doesn’t dislodge itself within a few steps, which sometimes requires stopping. But hey if that’s all I’ve got to worry about I think I can live with it. Maybe this will become less of an issue as my feet get more hardly and my thickens up a little. I hope so, but it’s not a deal breaker.