(Note: I originally posted this in footwear/gear forum, because my need was around footwear, but of course the gear forum isn't the right place to ask about pregnancy. Sorry for the doubleposting; I didn't see a way to move my post to a different thread.)
Hello,
There's a 2011 thread speculating that because barefoot runners' feet are already 'unbound', they might not spread as much as conventionally shod women's might during pregnancy:
https://www.thebarefootrunners.org/threads/barefoot-and-pregnant-and-in-need-of-shoes.14679/
Does anyone have any personal experience with this? Or any new research?
I'm currently 3 months pregnant, have been running barefoot for 2 years, and am looking at buying expensive new technical boots for a non-running hobby (made more complicated by my now extra-gnarly feet). It'd be great to be able to guess whether I'm buying new boots for only the next few months vs the next few years, and adjust my effort/budget accordingly.
Many thanks for any advice.
leyn
Hello,
There's a 2011 thread speculating that because barefoot runners' feet are already 'unbound', they might not spread as much as conventionally shod women's might during pregnancy:
https://www.thebarefootrunners.org/threads/barefoot-and-pregnant-and-in-need-of-shoes.14679/
Does anyone have any personal experience with this? Or any new research?
I'm currently 3 months pregnant, have been running barefoot for 2 years, and am looking at buying expensive new technical boots for a non-running hobby (made more complicated by my now extra-gnarly feet). It'd be great to be able to guess whether I'm buying new boots for only the next few months vs the next few years, and adjust my effort/budget accordingly.
Many thanks for any advice.
leyn
