1. | Apr 2, 2014

Jesse! I've been making the totasinirn to a barefoot/minimalist lifestyle now for a couple of months. I decided to start the process after the mini marathon in May. I've been doing the corrective exercises, stretches, foam roller etc. When I began the actual training I started out with the walk/run routine completely barefoot. It was amazing what I could feel. Then I got a cadence tracker to help with my tempo. (that really helped!) I was strolling along, doing pretty well and now I'm getting really frustrated. I'm having that top of the foot pain that I was warned about, and I'm feeling it in my arch as well. This pain is only on the left foot. I have a raised right hip, giving me that awesome functional length difference. I've tried many different things to balance or realign, but just can't make any progress. (including chiro, massage, yoga, egosque method) Because of this when I walk, I feel like my left foot is landing harder and has the tendency to heel strike. Because of this I'm trying to walk, lifting my knees and feet and trying to land toe to heal. This ends up looking and feeling so unnatural, almost like a horses gait:) haha I'm not incorporating any running in right now because of the pain. I did get the vibram 5 fingers a couple of weeks ago and have been wearing them or going barefoot. Will my length difference eventually correct on it's own after my body adjusts? Should I add any exercises to strengthen one side? I also feel my waist shift on my left side slightly as I walk/run my right side stays neutral for the most part. Uugghh .I've watched a ton of youtube videos on technique that I don't see how I'm not getting it! Do you know of any barefoot running coaches in the Indianapolis area? I need help! I want to run again! Help!!! Thanks Jesse!~Amy

2. | Mar 30, 2014

I agree, I turned mine off ahilwe ago and just turned moderation on. I know sometimes when I leave comments I have a hard time getting the jarbled up mess typed in correctly on other blogs!