Congrats on the 5K. When is the first bare 5k?
I'm sure I'll make another post about more pain when I run my first "bare 5k"
Congrats on the 5K. When is the first bare 5k?
If you're in excruciating pain it's time to listen to your body (break or take off the footwear). I know it's hard to do, I have a hard time listening too. I'm on my second day of no running and it's killing me, but I've hurt myself enough times (every couple months or so) by not listening that I know I have to take this time off and re-evaluate next week and see how I'm doing. Good luck and hope it gets better soon!Thanks! I'll definitely back off on the mileage for a few days just to see how the pain goes. Last night I tried to push myself a bit too hard I think and the pain was excruciating, so time to listen to my body and not be so damn stubborn.
Well with the help of the good folks here hopefully that wont be the case. I did my first bare 5k a month ago and it was probably one of my least painful 5ks.
The reason I got into bfr was to hopefully do away with the pains I was having. Yes, some new pains showed up, but all minor and just from the acclimation. Nothing like the shin splints and things I was getting shod!
If you're in excruciating pain it's time to listen to your body (break or take off the footwear). I know it's hard to do, I have a hard time listening too. I'm on my second day of no running and it's killing me, but I've hurt myself enough times (every couple months or so) by not listening that I know I have to take this time off and re-evaluate next week and see how I'm doing. Good luck and hope it gets better soon!
Very true! I have a hell of a time stopping even though I know I should.Thanks Nick...I'm going to ease up and listen to what my body is telling me and ignore my pride, not the most easy thing for guys to do right? lol
That is the hardest lesson to learn cuz no matter how mellow we are on the outside, deep down we're still macho pricks. Lately I've been trying to push the pace and have even begun daydreaming about entering some local 5K race, but I'm worried it will awaken the competitive drive and make me push the running too much, and get injured. Lord protect me from myself.Thanks Nick...I'm going to ease up and listen to what my body is telling me and ignore my pride, not the most easy thing for guys to do right? lol
When you run, do your best to avoid "dorsiflexing" ie pulling the toes upward before the landing, or at any time while the feet are airborne. Before you run, go through the motions of giving each foot a shot of anesthetic, really bend down and use your thumb and first two fingers like a kid would do, pretending to give yourself a shot. And then leave the feet limp.
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Hope your tofp is fading.
Did you find yourself running faster than usual during the 5k?