Great website! Been trolling for over six months and learning lots. Going to give an intro below...not sure if a newbie is suppose to do so with their intro post
Background:
Did my first BF run a year ago. Was up to 30 minutes. Started mixing in minimalist shoes. Experienced some tenderness and at worst slight pain on one or two runs--this is when I was over an hour. At that point (Xmas time) I decided to start over, but in minimalist shoes due to the weather here. I'm back up to an hour and 0 pain...Still in minimalist shoes (KSO, spyridon). I do feel some "sensation" at times on the inside of my right ankle and in the achilles area...when this happens I stop running, walk for a minute and then start running again with more focus on form. I was on trails exclusively when the weather improved, but I think after so many hills my Achilles is feeling it. Lastly, on the negative side, when I wake up my right ankle is stiff and takes a few minutes to wake up (residual scar tissue?).
Anyways, I just started to incorporate some BF again (first run yesterday was 8 min then I switched to my KSO). I'm going to increase the BF portion as the pads of my feet allow, and then finish those runs with KSO and no socks.
Thanks!
Background:
Did my first BF run a year ago. Was up to 30 minutes. Started mixing in minimalist shoes. Experienced some tenderness and at worst slight pain on one or two runs--this is when I was over an hour. At that point (Xmas time) I decided to start over, but in minimalist shoes due to the weather here. I'm back up to an hour and 0 pain...Still in minimalist shoes (KSO, spyridon). I do feel some "sensation" at times on the inside of my right ankle and in the achilles area...when this happens I stop running, walk for a minute and then start running again with more focus on form. I was on trails exclusively when the weather improved, but I think after so many hills my Achilles is feeling it. Lastly, on the negative side, when I wake up my right ankle is stiff and takes a few minutes to wake up (residual scar tissue?).
Anyways, I just started to incorporate some BF again (first run yesterday was 8 min then I switched to my KSO). I'm going to increase the BF portion as the pads of my feet allow, and then finish those runs with KSO and no socks.
Thanks!