Soleful pleasure--can it become too much of a good thing?

[Bare Lee]

The day after a good run, my soles feel all tingly, like they've just come. Yesterday I ran somewhat fast over some easy gravel on my trail run and today my feet are in an especially pleasurable state. I wonder if the rougher the surface, the more I'll become addicted to BFR, and if I should seek help on a daytime show. Please advise.

 

[NickW]

Lol! Yesterday we found a trail by our house and walked my son through it. We've lived here for 6 years and never knew the trail was there. Anyway, part of it was crushed gravel and somehow, I was able to walk all over it with no problems. Now today I have the same tingly sensations you are describing.

 

[Bare Lee]

Lol! Yesterday we found a trail by our house and walked my son through it. We've lived here for 6 years and never knew the trail was there. Anyway, part of it was crushed gravel and somehow, I was able to walk all over it with no problems. Now today I have the same tingly sensations you are describing.

Ha! I knew you'd be the first to comment Nick.

I'm wondering if the addiction will lead to fanaticism and militancy. Pretty soon I'll be one of those guys with a list of all the places that won't let him in because he's unshod, and then I'll catalog and rate the tiling and carpets of all the places that do. I wonder if a foot-massager could work as an Allenesque orgasmatron for people like us . . .

 

[NickW]

Ha! I knew you'd be the first to comment Nick.

Yes I know, I'm a chatty Kathy on here... Maybe I need to take a break...

 

[NickW]

I honestly think being a stay at home father during the day makes me crave adult conversation/interaction, even if it is on an internet forum.

 

[Bare Lee]

I meant it more in the sense of counting on you to have experienced the exquisite tingling too. Shit, now I'm rubbing my foot against my bookshelf like a cat in heat. I may have to go out for a walk to get my fix.

 

[NickW]

Ah ok.... Usually I get a lot of crap for being so chatty so assumed that was what you meant... Someone thinks I'm experienced? What?

 

[Bare Lee]

Someone thinks I'm experienced? What?

Yah, but more in the Jimi Hendrix sense than in the Terrel Owens sense or the Donald Trump sense or in the Lance Armstrong sense, if that makes sense.

 

[NickW]

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[Bare Lee]

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Wow, talk about meta-commentary; I see that was your two thousandth message!

 

[NickW]

Holy moley! Told you I was chatty... You just hit 700 with that message yourself. I've noticed you've been very active lately too on here.

 

[Barefoot TJ]

The tingling and itching feeling is believed to be caused by new capillaries being formed, blood flow. I used to get this all the time in the beginning, then it subsides and goes away.

Yes, running barefoot is very addicting. That's why I am having such a hard time with withdrawals.

 

[Bare Lee]

Holy moley! Told you I was chatty... You just hit 700 with that message yourself. I've noticed you've been very active lately too on here.

Yah, for the last few weeks I've been doing a massive reorganization of all my notes and references, which is very tedious, and these email thread notifications are just too tempting a procrastination. I'm glad to have been part of your 2000, and thanks for making my 700 possible. I will celebrate shortly with some rib-eye and Barefoot Zinfandel and perhaps a little appetizer . But right now my feet are driving me crazy, so I'm thinking of going down to the garage and getting some sandpaper for some sole satiation.

 

[NickW]

Yum, what time's dinner? I'll bring my barefoot Moscato.

 

[Bare Lee]

The tingling and itching feeling is believed to be caused by new capillaries being formed, blood flow. I used to get this all the time in the beginning, then it subsides and goes away.

Yes, running barefoot is very addicting. That's why I am having such a hard time with withdrawals.

Interesting. I never experienced anything like this before barefoot-running on asphalt. I never got this feeling from barefoot walking, or while rebuilding my callouses every spring, and that's 30 some years. And 20 years ago I BF ran on pretty smooth dirt trails, so the stimulation was minor, and my callouses were already well developed from karate training. For me it seems specific to the roughness of the surface, and not callous development per se. And now yesterday's gravel has awakened a beast within. If loving this is wrong, I don't want to be right. Help! It's much bigger than me.
The withdrawal must be excruciating. Perhaps you could try a sandpaper patch substitute.

 

[NickW]

hahaha!

If loving this is wrong, I don't want to be right. Help! It's much bigger than me.

 

[Bare Lee]

Yum, what time's dinner? I'll bring my barefoot Moscato.

Blasphemy! I'm pretty agnostic about wine-food combinations, but grilled red meat has to be accompanied by red wine, fruity or spicy.

 

[NickW]

Red wine kills my stomach something fierce. Heartburn flares up really bad with reds, even when on the prilosec otc. Of course, almost everything gives me heartburn when not on prilosec, even water believe it or not.

 

[Bare Lee]

hahaha!

I hope it's temporary, as TJ says. I can see myself progressing to rougher and rougher surfaces, eventually breaking into quarries and recycling centers to get my fix.

 

[Bare Lee]

Red wine kills my stomach something fierce. Heartburn flares up really bad with reds, even when on the prilosec otc. Of course, almost everything gives me heartburn when not on prilosec, even water believe it or not.

Sorry to hear that Nick. What did you do to provoke such a harsh retribution from the gods? Say a hail mary and you'll be exempted.