There's a Backwoods store near my work so I went there yesterday and bought a pair of toe socks. I wore them with my new shoes last night and did a 4 mile run. I had no problems from the blister I got Saturday so that was good. I guess I spoke a bit too soon the other day about being past the soreness in my calves from the minimalist shoe running though. The calves are definitely sore today, although not nearly as sore as they were last night when I finished.
Right now I'm not sure if I'll be wearing these shoes during the marathon or not. By my last mile last night, I was definitely feeling some strain in my feet and calves..as in I coudn't have gone much further. I tend to think though, that if I keep wearing them for my running for the next month that I should be pretty adapted to them in time. We'll see.
Thais called me the other night and we succeeded in getting her signed up to contribute to our blog here (as everyone saw). Hope you've recovered from the migraine Thais and can get back to some practicing!
Can you run on concrete with your new shoes? Leslie doesn't think you can.
ReplyDeleteYes you can, because I did. You naturally adjust your stride just as you would if you were running barefoot. They do caution against just switching to these shoes and going out and running several miles. You have to give yourself some time to adjust--the muscles in our feet tend to be weak because we wear shoes all the time and the padding and arch support in our shoes cause the weakness in our foot muscles. It's the same principle as breaking your arm and wearing a cast for 6 weeks--just not as severe since you do get some foot movement in your shoes as opposed to a cast which keeps the body part completely immobile--and we don't wear shoes all the time.
ReplyDeleteAnd as I mentioned previously, landing on your mid foot or forefoot works your calves a lot more than a heel-striking running stride does, so that takes some adjustment too. That's why I'm not sure if I'll be wearing these at the marathon or not. I'll have to see how well I've adjusted to them by then.