About three months ago I went on a longer-than-normal run and after that had some pain in my heel that won't go away. I've been treating it like plantar fasciitis, doing a lot of calf stretching and rolling it on a ball (going to use a frozen water bottle in the near future). I have dialed back my mileage in order to take…
Just a quick note to announce that I completed the Ragnar Northwest Passage on an Ultra Team (6 person team) over the weekend. I ran all 29 miles of my legs in Luna Monos and it was epic. :) That is all...
My background story: I started running about 2 years ago, started with a pair of Asics with a million mile drop. I overpronate and as shoes wear out I get pretty bad knee pain. Solution: less sole = less to wear out. Switched to zero drop Reeboks which I ran in until they wore out and then New Balance Minimus, which made…
I am very new to barefoot running, having tried it for the first time last night after having knee problems the last three times I have tried running. Part of the problem I am convinced was due to expensive but wrong for me Asics Gel Trabuco shoes. So this time I am doing the C25K barefoot. Did the first session last night…
IBRD 2014 is coming up fast. More info: http://thebarefootrunners.org/pages/IBRD/ There may be an event in your area. I'll be going to the one sponsored by the San Francisco Bay Area chapter of the Barefoot Runners Society.
Well, it had to happen eventually, I got my Xero Shoes and got such a thrill running the 2km to the track that I didn't want to stop. Continued another 2K before...uhoh...soreness in my achilles. I knew it wasn't a good sign if I felt the pain already DURING running, because usually it's only after stopping that injuries…
At this point my longest race (in shoes) has been a half marathon. I started running last fall in minimalist shoes and have been doing more and more barefoot running over the last few months. So far I am up to 5 miles barefoot in training. Anyone planning on running any races barefoot this year? I would like to run a 5k…
I went to a local high school track to train for a 5K in the fall. I ran the 5K in my sneakers trying to stay on the ball of my feet. I made it 2 miles and my calf muscles were getting sore i finished running my regular running style. When I finished the train I removed my shoes and socks and ran around the infield for 2…
I've been having troubles with my barefoot running recently. I always seemed to blister on my left foot and it seemed like whenever I would try to pay more attention to that foot or that form it would get worse! I figured I must be running un-naturally by focusing SO MUCH on my form that it was causing more harm than good,…
I feel like I'm stuck WRT my running. I feel like I'm unbelievably slow, and can't break through. I'm so frustrated by how freaking slow I am that I almost have been toying with the idea of conventional running shoes, so I can go faster. (I can totally go faster in running shoes. For that whole 400 meters before I get shin…
