G'day everyone.
So what to say about myself???
I live in Sydney, Australia.
PKFFW stands for Peaceful Kung Fu Fighting Warrior.
That should make it obvious that I train in Kung Fu as well as run. Most of that training is done barefoot so I feel I have a head start in the whole barefoot running thing when it comes to foot strength. Though most of it is done inside on rubber mats so the soles of my feet are still sensitive.
I've had a break from running for about the last 5 years because of a knee injury requiring a PCL and ACL reconstruction along with a fair bit of my cartilage being cut out. As a side effect of some complications I required an epidural and from that I got a golden staph infection in my spine. Lost about 20kg(44 pound) and at one stage was looking at a life without being able to walk. So needless to say, it's nice to be back to running!
After many failed attempts to "get back into running", all resulting in tremendous knee pain that I tried to work through hoping it would go away and then eventually deciding to "take a break and give my knee more time", I heard about POSE, Chi and Evolution running and began looking into those. I began incorporating "barefoot technique" into my shod running and found that it helped immensely with the knee pain. I figured if some barefoot technique in my shod running has helped so much then maybe barefoot and/or minimalist shoe running would be even better. From there I found runnersworld and now here in my search for info on the whole BF/M running.
I've only had a handful of barefoot runs so far. Grass is my preferred surface at this point simply because the paved sidewalks around my place are abysmal and the road and running track nearby are both covered in very rough pebble-y type asphalt that is a pain to walk on, much less run on. Maybe when the soles of my feet have toughened up a bit.
I think it more likely I will end up a minimalist shoe runner rather than a completely barefoot runner because I grew up in the country and like to run trails mostly. I've always had sensitive, ticklish soles and can't see myself toughening them up enough to handle the trails I like to run so minimalist it is.
That's me in a nutshell.
Cheers,
PKFFW
So what to say about myself???
I live in Sydney, Australia.
PKFFW stands for Peaceful Kung Fu Fighting Warrior.
That should make it obvious that I train in Kung Fu as well as run. Most of that training is done barefoot so I feel I have a head start in the whole barefoot running thing when it comes to foot strength. Though most of it is done inside on rubber mats so the soles of my feet are still sensitive.
I've had a break from running for about the last 5 years because of a knee injury requiring a PCL and ACL reconstruction along with a fair bit of my cartilage being cut out. As a side effect of some complications I required an epidural and from that I got a golden staph infection in my spine. Lost about 20kg(44 pound) and at one stage was looking at a life without being able to walk. So needless to say, it's nice to be back to running!
After many failed attempts to "get back into running", all resulting in tremendous knee pain that I tried to work through hoping it would go away and then eventually deciding to "take a break and give my knee more time", I heard about POSE, Chi and Evolution running and began looking into those. I began incorporating "barefoot technique" into my shod running and found that it helped immensely with the knee pain. I figured if some barefoot technique in my shod running has helped so much then maybe barefoot and/or minimalist shoe running would be even better. From there I found runnersworld and now here in my search for info on the whole BF/M running.
I've only had a handful of barefoot runs so far. Grass is my preferred surface at this point simply because the paved sidewalks around my place are abysmal and the road and running track nearby are both covered in very rough pebble-y type asphalt that is a pain to walk on, much less run on. Maybe when the soles of my feet have toughened up a bit.
I think it more likely I will end up a minimalist shoe runner rather than a completely barefoot runner because I grew up in the country and like to run trails mostly. I've always had sensitive, ticklish soles and can't see myself toughening them up enough to handle the trails I like to run so minimalist it is.
That's me in a nutshell.
Cheers,
PKFFW
) If it means minimalist shoes are my thing that is also fine. And if it means I go back to my clod hoppers that is fine too. What ever gives me the result I am looking for is what I will end up doing.
