AssassinTori Posted July 11, 2012 Report Share Posted July 11, 2012 Today, I decided on a whim that I was going to (finally) try barefoot running. I try to run about a mile every day, so I set out running barefoot around my block (which happens to be a 1-mile loop). I made it! I didn't have to stop once. It took me 11 minutes, since a quarter of it was uphill (it's pretty steep). But I didn't have to stop! In fact, I didn't want to stop. It's over 90* F here, and the concrete was definitely not too fun to stop on. Thank goodness for the hot potato effect! Haha. My calves and shins feel great, and they normally are the first to go in my awful, old running shoes. Take that, shoes! Woot!Now, any ideas on how I can treat the delicate soles of my feet that are now raw? Haha. "Down there we know, the streets we know, but up here? Nobody's been here." ~ David Belle [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment
bigm141414 Posted July 11, 2012 Report Share Posted July 11, 2012 Foot rub from a gentleman? That's what I always recommend.... "Pull the bar like you're ripping the head off a god-damned lion" - Donny Shankle Link to comment
AssassinTori Posted July 11, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 11, 2012 Haha. I love it, Big. Unfortunately, my very gracious boyfriend is in Utah, and I'm in Cali until August. Pretty sure it'd be weird for anyone else to be giving me a foot rub. XD "Down there we know, the streets we know, but up here? Nobody's been here." ~ David Belle [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment
Flip Nunez Posted July 11, 2012 Report Share Posted July 11, 2012 I would say soak them in hot water, and look into investing into a pair of vibrams 5 finger shoes, i LOVE them myself. It is hard to fail, but it is worse never to have tried to succeed. Theodore Roosevelt Lycan Ranger: STR:3 DEX:3 STA:2 CON:2 WIS:3 CHA:2 Link to comment
AssassinTori Posted July 11, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 11, 2012 Hot water does sound nice. I might just do that tonight. I wish I could do Vibrams, but my toes are really close together and slightly shorter than the average person's (I blame ballet) so they cause me a lot of pain and discomfort. :/ I'm thinking of investing in some nike free 3s soon. I've already designed them, and they're waiting for me to bring myself to spend $130. >.< "Down there we know, the streets we know, but up here? Nobody's been here." ~ David Belle [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment
Rhiarti Posted July 11, 2012 Report Share Posted July 11, 2012 Hurrah!!! So glad the first run was enjoyable! I give my feet a soak in a footbath with salt and bicarb, get 'em nice and clean, then slather them in coconut oil. Seems to keep them happy! Link to comment
AssassinTori Posted July 11, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 11, 2012 I'm a bit too OCD to put lotion or oil on my feet. Another reason why this is a woot for me. Haha. I've never gone barefoot running because I'm such a germ-and-dirt-a-phobe. Sad, but true... "Down there we know, the streets we know, but up here? Nobody's been here." ~ David Belle [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment
Avalon Posted July 11, 2012 Report Share Posted July 11, 2012 Give your soles some yoga-like attention - if you've ever had a REALLY good instructor, they'll tell you to spend a few minutes every day "playing with your toes". Just stretching out the ball of the foot, the arch, putting kneading pressure on the fat pad of the heal, spreading the toes with your fingers... this'll also help keep any blisters that might be forming deeper under the skin from getting too large, as well as help prevent any cramping in all those little muscles later. Congrats on the run! Barefoot is so much FUN, isn't it? Hope you do it again real soon. You can't take the sky from me...Level 4: Coyote Skin-Walker, Hunter, Ranger, Maker Of Dust 6'0" | white female | age: 25 | 42-35-42 CON: 7 | DEX: 8 | STR: 10 | STA: 8 | WIS: 10.5 | CHA: 7 Heaviest: 267.2 | Current: 206.1 | Final goal: 190 Link to comment
AssassinTori Posted July 12, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 12, 2012 Yup! I'm planning on doing it once a week or so. I already do a lot of those exercises post-ballet two or three times a week, and they do help tons. "Down there we know, the streets we know, but up here? Nobody's been here." ~ David Belle [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment
sumdawgtwigg Posted July 12, 2012 Report Share Posted July 12, 2012 Good work! "It's always the ones that don't do anything that try to bring you down" - Henry Rollins "There is no meantime, there is only now" - The Ditty Bops Trail Blazing Elf Ranger Sumdawgtwigg Level 3 STR-3 DEX-4 STA-4 CON-3 WIS-5 CHA-2 Fitocracy My Game Blog DO IT CHALLENGE! Link to comment
Ryan Sannar Posted July 12, 2012 Report Share Posted July 12, 2012 Stand on a tennis ball if the muscles hurt. Also foot rubs when you get back. Link to comment
The Tin Man Posted July 12, 2012 Report Share Posted July 12, 2012 Woot! I've only done barefoot runs at night or in the early morning so I haven't had to worry about hot pavement.And how to treat your soles? Walk gingerly. When they feel better do it again. Repeat until they don't get raw. The Tin Man: Cyborg Ranger Tin Man's Out of Date Epic Quest I am what I do. Link to comment
AssassinTori Posted July 13, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 13, 2012 Yay, foot rubs!Also, that was kinda my thinking Tin Man. I don't have an issue with the hot pavement, but hopefully my skin will toughen up a bit. "Down there we know, the streets we know, but up here? Nobody's been here." ~ David Belle [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment
Wildcat Posted July 13, 2012 Report Share Posted July 13, 2012 Also for shoe options, try out New Balance Minimus, plenty of toe room and they feel as good as my Vibrams. Mine ran me about $100. They have a little bit of sole but none of that pesky midsole stuff. Even Nike Free was too much shoe for me... but I was ordered to buy shoes-that-were-not-Vibrams, so I had to find something! May the odds be ever in your favor! I have a blog. It can be found here: http://wildcatspeaks.blogspot.com. I put my training up here, accomplishments, how many times I've vacuumed this week, etc. Link to comment
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