I understand by now that adapting to barefoot running is a multi-year process. I've heard folks say that calf pain can be oddly timed and recurrent.
But if anyone has any ideas about this, I'm all ears.
For the last few runs, barefoot or barefoot-style shod, I've had pain in both calves in an odd place - on the upper part of my calf, on the outside. It's not a joint pain - my knees feel fine. If you run your fingers up the outside of you calf, there's a knob on the top of outside calf bone - the pain is *just* below that. It can be that kind of pain that you can't run through, because it feels like it could make you collapse. But the moment I stop running, it goes away. It's never sore, it doesn't hurt the next morning, it feels fine when I start running, it feels fine now. About 2-3 miles in... bam. It's slightly worse on my left leg, but it occurs in both legs, at approximately the same time.
I think it's worse when I run more slowly, but in 90+ degree heat, to keep my heart rate reasonable, I have to run more slowly.
Thoughts?
But if anyone has any ideas about this, I'm all ears.
For the last few runs, barefoot or barefoot-style shod, I've had pain in both calves in an odd place - on the upper part of my calf, on the outside. It's not a joint pain - my knees feel fine. If you run your fingers up the outside of you calf, there's a knob on the top of outside calf bone - the pain is *just* below that. It can be that kind of pain that you can't run through, because it feels like it could make you collapse. But the moment I stop running, it goes away. It's never sore, it doesn't hurt the next morning, it feels fine when I start running, it feels fine now. About 2-3 miles in... bam. It's slightly worse on my left leg, but it occurs in both legs, at approximately the same time.
I think it's worse when I run more slowly, but in 90+ degree heat, to keep my heart rate reasonable, I have to run more slowly.
Thoughts?