Howdy,
I am a VFF wearer living in Colorado. Before I go to work everyday as a carpenters assistant, where I have to wear protective footwear (ugh), I run trails in my VFF. When I run trials that are less compacted, my feet never get sore and my milage ranges from 4-15 miles each run. However, there's a few trails where I run about 7-10 miles, parts are rocky, where I pick my way, but the next day my feet are just sore! I could just pick trails that are less rocky, but that's hard to do where I live. I also stand on ladders a lot of the day and find that when I do those rocky trails and in combination stand on ladders in those protective boots, my feet really are sore the next day. Wearing VFF at work is not an option.
Does anyone have any advice/tips about running rocky trails? I am really bummed when I feel like I need to rest to let my feet feel better.
(background info; have been running for 15+ years, was a minimalist shoe wearer, forefoot strike before I switched gradually to VFF about a year ago.)
I am a VFF wearer living in Colorado. Before I go to work everyday as a carpenters assistant, where I have to wear protective footwear (ugh), I run trails in my VFF. When I run trials that are less compacted, my feet never get sore and my milage ranges from 4-15 miles each run. However, there's a few trails where I run about 7-10 miles, parts are rocky, where I pick my way, but the next day my feet are just sore! I could just pick trails that are less rocky, but that's hard to do where I live. I also stand on ladders a lot of the day and find that when I do those rocky trails and in combination stand on ladders in those protective boots, my feet really are sore the next day. Wearing VFF at work is not an option.
Does anyone have any advice/tips about running rocky trails? I am really bummed when I feel like I need to rest to let my feet feel better.
(background info; have been running for 15+ years, was a minimalist shoe wearer, forefoot strike before I switched gradually to VFF about a year ago.)