Went out Sunday for a 1\/2 mile run.\u00a0 Overall it felt fantastic.\u00a0 To be clear:\u00a0 My goal is not to run barefoot 100% of the time.\u00a0 I’m highly focused on learning the Pose Method of running – and I see barefooting as a way to build my foot strength as well as give me feedback on my form.<\/p>\n
There were two significant improvements in this run compared to previous ones.\u00a0 First, the hot spots I was getting on my 4th toes (each foot) did not happen.\u00a0 (When I ran on a track one “hot spot” became a torn-off blister, literally, before I realized it.)\u00a0 I must be doing a better job of picking up my feet and not trying to grab the ground with my toes.\u00a0 Second, I realized the urge to push off (with my foot) is much more deeply ingrained than I thought.\u00a0 I caught myself a few times – because I didn’t have shoes and I could really feel the friction between my foot and the ground.\u00a0 While a minimalist shoe is better in this regard than a cushioned shoe, I can see how barefoot is even better than the minimalist shoe.\u00a0 My feet (I’m recovering from Plantar Fasciitis) felt fine during the run, however I did have a bit of post-run pain.\u00a0 This is what is holding me back from doing more.<\/p>\n
I’ve added another activity into my barefoot activities:\u00a0 I started going for walks barefoot on the chip-sealed road that is in front of my house.\u00a0 If you’re not familiar with chip-seal it’s an inexpensive (and common) method for resurfacing roads.\u00a0 After a thorough cleaning a layer of tar is placed on the road surface, then the road is carpeted with small sharp gravel, then the gravel is rolled\/pressed into the tar.\u00a0 One of the benefits of this surface is “skid resistance”.\u00a0 To a barefooter that translates into “really rough”.\u00a0 \ud83d\ude42\u00a0 My hope is that by just walking on that type of surface I’ll get much better foot stimulation than I am by walking on my nice smooth wood floors and wake up those foot muscles even more.<\/p>\n
Jim<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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