Okay...I started barefooting about four months ago andhave been gradually building up. I'm up to about 3 miles barefoot now andaround 6 miles inmyVibram Five Fingers. All ofthis has happened without knee pain which iswhy I started doing this in the first place. Last weekIdecided I'd stepit up a bit. I would run 1.5 miles to my commuter bus in the morning then I would run home from the bus stop in the afternoon. I ran in my VFFs in the morning because it was dark and barefoot in the afternoons so I could continue to condition myfeet. I figured this way I would get at least 3 miles of running per day even if I didn't get to exercise at lunch. Then I did mynormal 3-4 mile runs during the day on Mon, Wed, and Fri.
I was really focusing on the technique of lifting the feet rather than pushing off. By Friday afternoon I had a good bit of pain in my right foot. I couldn't run and it hurt to walk. I had planned ondoing a five mile VFF run on Sunday morning but figured I would give my foot a rest instead. Here it isWednesday already and sofar the foot pain is not gone.
Looks like I need toquell my enthusiasm some.It's just so nice to runwithout knee pain for achange.
Semper Fi,
Warren
I was really focusing on the technique of lifting the feet rather than pushing off. By Friday afternoon I had a good bit of pain in my right foot. I couldn't run and it hurt to walk. I had planned ondoing a five mile VFF run on Sunday morning but figured I would give my foot a rest instead. Here it isWednesday already and sofar the foot pain is not gone.
Looks like I need toquell my enthusiasm some.It's just so nice to runwithout knee pain for achange.
Semper Fi,
Warren