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11:34 am
September 26, 2011
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Sam
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Post edited 11:42 am – September 26, 2011 by Sam
Hi i am currenty a collegiate cross country runner, training for 8ks and 10ks. While base training this summer i gained an "awesome" stress fracture at the top of my shin. This is probably due to my being a heel to toe striker and a large amount of pounding. I have for the most part recovered from the injury and began running again a few weeks ago. I am up to about 65 miles a week but my hip has been hurting a lot. i attempted to adopt a more correct foot strike/form for a 10miler a few nights ago and it worked out great with no knee or hip pain. I just had very sore calves, but that is to be expected. I feel like adopting this strike and a more minimalist shoe selection should help me out. I have order a pair of the hauraches and was just wondering how those might meld with hardcore training? i will probably not be able to run decent distance in them until the off season but i just wanted some feedback.
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1:17 pm
September 27, 2011
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Steven
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We've got lots of runners putting in the kind of miles you're talking about, Sam.
Remember, it's about the form, not the footwear (as you correctly surmised). The footwear merely helps deal with the elements.
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11:09 pm
December 29, 2011
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Lobo
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I've just started barefoot running and experiencing the same pain in the calf. I think mine is from flexing my forefoot down and landing on a contracted calf for the entire run. I can't think of anyway to see for sure unless you have someone tape your stride or if you have access to a treadmill next to a mirror.
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In wildness is the preservation of the world,
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11:09 pm
December 29, 2011
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Lobo
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I've just started barefoot running and experiencing the same pain in the calf. I think mine is from flexing my forefoot down and landing on a contracted calf for the entire run. I can't think of anyway to see for sure unless you have someone tape your stride or if you have access to a treadmill next to a mirror.
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In wildness is the preservation of the world,
So seek the wolf in thyself.
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11:09 pm
December 29, 2011
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Lobo
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Post edited 11:25 pm – December 29, 2011 by Lobo
I've just started barefoot running and experiencing the same pain in the calf. I think mine is from flexing my forefoot down and landing on a contracted calf for the entire run. I can't think of anyway to see for sure unless you have someone tape your stride or if you have access to a treadmill next to a mirror.
-Lobo
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In wildness is the preservation of the world,
So seek the wolf in thyself.
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11:21 pm
January 8, 2012
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josepisc
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I feel that this is one of the best decisions you will have ever made. You have spent a lot of time training yourself to run in a dangerous way and now all of that muscle memory needs to be reset. It is going to take some serious time to get used to this. Do not try to emulate your current milage in your huaraches. Please take it very slow. I would recomend starting barefoot. For me, in the begining, getting used to my huaraches distracted my form. Running barefoot is an easy way to let your feet show you proper form. Also when you are barefoot it is harder to over do it. Your tender feet will tell you to stop long before you can do any damage to bones, ligaments, tendons, etc. Once you can run barefoot with proper form then the huaraches will feel so good and you can start putting in more milage. Hope this helps. I am excited for you.
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