Oh I totally hear you on that!! In fact, it was a very hard pill for me to swallow. There were lots of tears involved because my longer runs are what keep me sane. I need a run that is long enough to get myself into that meditative rhythm. Its really cathartic for me. I couldn't stand losing that. I totally didn't expect this barefoot thing to be so life changing and emotional. And I'm not a super emotional person either. Unfortunately my transition is pretty extreme because I had only been running with a pose form for about a year and half and I have ran in ultra motion control shoes all my life (except when I ran x-country in HS). The shoes were acting like casts on my feet and I had a hell of a time going back and forth from shoe to barefoot.ajb422 said:Zap- Yeah giving up my long (shod) runs isn't really something I'm mentally capable of. Thats my weekly mini-escape from life. Its the only time I make it far enough away from civilization that I feel like I'm free of the city.
Angie Bee said:Last spring I thought that a year of transitioning was a huge amount of time but in hindsight it went by so quickly and I am going to do my first official marathon next weekend barefoot. I am glad I took it slow getting here since I have not had to take any time off for any kind of injury.
Hahahha! That's totally me too! Never could wear heels because of my pronation and neuroma. I'm a sloppy mess in anything over an inch. Wish I could wear them sometimes because I'm short (5' 3") and would love to look taller (not to mention there are some super cute heels I would love to buy.)ajb422 said:I didn't have to ditch high heels because I could never wear the things to begin with, I'm a klutz and would fall and break an ankle.