Hey guys,
I'm brand spankin new here so "bare" with me...Haha. I hope I'm posting in the right area or whatever.
I started barefoot running back in August of last year after my brother taught me about it and I eventually realized he was right.
I was moving very slowly only running maybe and 1/8th of a mile per day barefoot, and was working on my form. I got the classic forefoot blisters from overstriding, corrected that and moved on. Worked up to a quarter of a mile to 1/2 of a mile everyday, and then...
I got too excited.
I ran for two miles ( I know it doesn't seem like much). The next morning my first few steps out of bed I felt this terrible pain in the back of both of my heels. And to this day (4/27/2017) it has not gone away.
It is blaringly there every morning, but goes away over time as I walk or stand. Then the next day it will be right back. It will also come back if I sit down for a long time and then get back up.
I don't get it! I stopped running to let it heal, I used to run cross country and track in high school, and I am only a little overweight now.
The pain is not in my Achilles but below it on the heel itself. Not underneath the foot either , it is literally on the back of my heel.
I think it may be bursitis. But I don't understand why it would never go away after almost 8 months.
It is much worse on my right foot as well it feels like my left foot might have healed already.
Anyways guys my goal is to run a barefoot marathon in the end of 2018 with my brother when he comes home from a 2 year mission, but I don't want to run if I keep feeling this every morning.
Any ideas?
I'm 25 years old by the way about 5"8' a little soft around 209lbs with stocky build. I wear minimal shoes now every day (lems or huarache sandals) and work on my feet about 6 hours at a time 25+ hours a week with college classes in between.
Thanks for the help, I just want some hope that it will heal up so that I can run again!
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I'm brand spankin new here so "bare" with me...Haha. I hope I'm posting in the right area or whatever.
I started barefoot running back in August of last year after my brother taught me about it and I eventually realized he was right.
I was moving very slowly only running maybe and 1/8th of a mile per day barefoot, and was working on my form. I got the classic forefoot blisters from overstriding, corrected that and moved on. Worked up to a quarter of a mile to 1/2 of a mile everyday, and then...
I got too excited.
I ran for two miles ( I know it doesn't seem like much). The next morning my first few steps out of bed I felt this terrible pain in the back of both of my heels. And to this day (4/27/2017) it has not gone away.
It is blaringly there every morning, but goes away over time as I walk or stand. Then the next day it will be right back. It will also come back if I sit down for a long time and then get back up.
I don't get it! I stopped running to let it heal, I used to run cross country and track in high school, and I am only a little overweight now.
The pain is not in my Achilles but below it on the heel itself. Not underneath the foot either , it is literally on the back of my heel.
I think it may be bursitis. But I don't understand why it would never go away after almost 8 months.
It is much worse on my right foot as well it feels like my left foot might have healed already.
Anyways guys my goal is to run a barefoot marathon in the end of 2018 with my brother when he comes home from a 2 year mission, but I don't want to run if I keep feeling this every morning.
Any ideas?
I'm 25 years old by the way about 5"8' a little soft around 209lbs with stocky build. I wear minimal shoes now every day (lems or huarache sandals) and work on my feet about 6 hours at a time 25+ hours a week with college classes in between.
Thanks for the help, I just want some hope that it will heal up so that I can run again!
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