Right now, I’m a poseur.\u00a0 I don’t actually run barefoot.\u00a0 My first marathon is in two weeks and as you’ll see below, I don’t know where I am in the shoe world-minimalist, full heeled normal shoe, vff, what?\u00a0 Once that is done I plan to transition to full on bare footedness so until then, here’s some info on me:<\/p>\n
Name: Megan<\/p>\n
Age: 26<\/p>\n
Years running: Consistently: 1.5.\u00a0 Off and on: since I was 14 and did cross country in high school.\u00a0 Back then I only ran a couple months in the summer and cross country season.\u00a0 Long story short I was a slow and steady person, the type my coach hated.\u00a0 It made me hate running a while but once I got out and did it just for me, I learned to like it again.<\/p>\n
Typical weekly mileage: 25-35 (at the end of marathon training now)<\/p>\n
Terrain: road, and the occasional grass<\/p>\n
Non running barefoot experience: In the summer I am in flip flops 99.9% of the time.\u00a0 Around the house it’s socks or bare feet, nothing more.\u00a0 At work I have to wear steel toe boots about 9-10 hours a day (someone needs to invent barefoot steel toes).<\/p>\n
Pre-existing injuries: About 8 years ago I was running on a trail and took a step that ended up being lower than I expected.\u00a0 It really messed my hip up and for the next couple months I couldn’t run more than 3 miles without it hurting.\u00a0 Since I started running again I’ve been pretty lucky though and haven’t had anything pop up.<\/p>\n
Usual footwear: Either steel toes, flip flops, or running shoes.\u00a0 Running shoes lately are water shoes that’re almost toast or VFFs.\u00a0 I got some Puma K Streets for my marathon in a couple weeks (yeah I know it’s stupid to switch this close but I don’t think I’m up to 26 minimalist miles yet)<\/p>\n
Foot strike: I think I’m a heel striker.<\/p>\n
Why I’m running barefoot: Part of it is the common sense I see in it.\u00a0 As one guy at work said, “Well we aren’t born with shoes on”.\u00a0 And people in other countries go without them and you don’t see them wheeling around in wheel chairs or limping in pain.\u00a0 The other thing is, I hate having “stuff”.\u00a0 Anything I can do to get less stuff is fine with me.\u00a0 In this case, it’s less shoes I have around the house.\u00a0 Plus it’s cheaper.<\/p>\n
Expertise: Absolutely none relevant to the running world.\u00a0 I’m a mechanical engineer at a casting plant so…I can tell you how to make something from molten aluminum and sand.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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