Thanks for all of the great advice! Regarding walking... what should I be focusing on? Should I be just walking... or focusing on the same techniques such as...
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harrish_shetty
Jun 1, 2006 9:50 pm
Hi, I saw a post a while back about "Pain on top of the foot" I am experiencing this.. How are you dealing with it, apart from icing. Thanks Harish...
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odgill
Jun 1, 2006 10:06 pm
An awsome question. My answer is based on a few weeks of trial and error. It is kind of difficult to walk on the forefoot since you are going so much slower...
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Owen McCall
owenmccall1
Jun 1, 2006 10:10 pm
STOP RUNNING You may already have a stress fracture, or one is developing. Rest it till you feel no more pain, wait one more week, then begin running again, ...
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Ken Bob Saxton
runbarefoot
Jun 1, 2006 10:34 pm
Before we learn to run, we must learn to walk. Before we learn to walk, we must learn to stand. I find if my knees are bent, my heel will not have the same...
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Ryan - Barefoot in Va...
ardydub
Jun 2, 2006 9:40 am
A friend of mine bought a black pair of Vibram 5-Fingers, black, that were too tight on his feet, so he got himself the next size larger. He is selling his old...
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dwrightiii2001
Jun 2, 2006 11:08 am
Harrish, My opinion: You may not want to see "STOP RUNNING", but Owen is right. "Pain on the top of the foot" is a classic symptom associated with a stress...
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Ken Bob Saxton
runbarefoot
Jun 2, 2006 12:32 pm
David is right... and this is for all, not just Harrish Do NOT focus on ball of foot landing! Focus on posture, lifting the feet by bending the knees, let the ...
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mark_langley
Jun 2, 2006 2:28 pm
This is of course dead-on. I just wanted to point out that this is one of the areas where I think Pose running (a recent topic of discussion) is misguided --...
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Richard Geller
rgeller3403
Jun 2, 2006 2:46 pm
I feel pretty good when I am running barefoot now. I can run 2 - 3 miles without discomfort now. I am still getting over a left peroneal tendon soreness which...
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tetsujin87@...
tetsujin87
Jun 2, 2006 2:54 pm
Richard - I had the same problem on my right ball-of-foot too. however, after I noticed in race photos that my right foot was splaying a little, the abrading...
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mark_langley
Jun 2, 2006 3:00 pm
While over the past year, I've done most of my training barefoot, and expect to continue to do my winter treadmill miles barefoot, I'm finding that for racing...
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mark_langley
Jun 2, 2006 3:02 pm
I agree with Barefoot Jon... I found this was related to my feet not being straight. I think of my feet having two blobs on the bottom -- one at the ball ...
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Gene Gugliotta
thinnmann
Jun 2, 2006 3:58 pm
Wow - as I was reading this I was thinking I need to reference some of my previous posts, but Mark refrenced me at the end! That is scary, that somebody is...
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Richard Geller
rgeller3403
Jun 2, 2006 8:56 pm
Thanks Jon and Mark, I think you have hit the nail on the head. I think I am turning my right foot just a bit. I shall try to keep it straight. I'll try the...
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Barefoot Ted
wildmountain...
Jun 2, 2006 9:06 pm
When you kiss the ground, keep your tongue in your mouth... BFT -- One foot at a time. One sole at a time. One hell of a good time. Barefoot Ted's Adventures...
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The Carousel Store - ...
wildmountain...
Jun 2, 2006 9:06 pm
When you kiss the ground, keep your tongue in your mouth... BFT -- One foot at a time. One sole at a time. One hell of a good time. Barefoot Ted's Adventures...
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Joyce Inc
joyinc
Jun 3, 2006 2:10 am
Hey all, I havent been around for ages, but I still read the msgs from time to time :) I just wanted to chime in and say that I agree with this. I do think...
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Nick Manuzzi
ctbarefooter
Jun 3, 2006 12:40 pm
I have to say, that after a little over a year I'm starting to come to the same conclusions. I have always had a nagging conceptual doubt about not pushing...
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mark_langley
Jun 3, 2006 1:39 pm
Hi Nick I might be misunderstanding you, but I think the calf strength you note could also be a function of the eccentric loading. (That is, running lengthens...
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Nick Manuzzi
ctbarefooter
Jun 3, 2006 1:59 pm
Mark; Clearly this discussion is one that takes place at the margin. While it's true that a calf contaction can be the result of eccentric loading (as is the...
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kennethdkatztoxdoc
kennethdkatz...
Jun 3, 2006 6:31 pm
I like both of these websites---I think we can learn from both since they are both trying to teach the same principles. One thing I quickly learned was that I...
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turiyahill
Jun 4, 2006 5:45 am
Two days following some barefoot speed work ( 8 100 yd sprints ) at the high school track I have developed a sudden severe pain in the soleus muscle. I am...
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tetsujin87@...
tetsujin87
Jun 4, 2006 7:56 pm
Because of a rough industrial midsection that had necessitated my protective dancer pads for about five miles in the fall version of the same race last year,...
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Gene Gugliotta
thinnmann
Jun 4, 2006 8:28 pm
I have two questions: 1. Have you iced it and taken a couple of days off or cross-trained, and was there any change? 2. Why are you doing 100's when, judging...
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Turiya Hill
turiyahill
Jun 4, 2006 8:53 pm
Gene This injury occurred saturday morning....so just a little more than 24 hours ago. I am icing and massaging with Chinese herbal liniments and treating...
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Gene Gugliotta
thinnmann
Jun 4, 2006 11:48 pm
Turiya, It is too bad you injured yourself doing 100's. I would suggest concentrating on increasing your distance after your leg feels better. Follow the...
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mark_langley
Jun 5, 2006 2:45 am
It's an injury -- not a referndum on your character and fitness as a runner. So it sounds from your answer to Gene's questions that you are doing the right...
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mark_langley
Jun 5, 2006 2:52 am
Nice going Jon -- and on two weeks rest, to boot! Mark ... protective ... race last ... of the ... right ball ... spreading ... of mostly ... marathoner shed ...
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harrish_shetty
Jun 5, 2006 3:14 am
Thanks Owen I found out the cause, I recently started biking, I have the pedals with the clips, Twice I lost balance and forgot to pull my feet out of the...
