Now-running has never been easy as pie for me. I have curves and boobs these does not make anything in life easier (sometimes haha). Even though I am not as thin as I once was, I am still comfortable in my skin. I like who I am, and I don't think my body style is what decidedly determines me.
Today I was stifling through this "big world-o'-Blogger" and stumbled upon the blog of a runner. He had recently been on TV discussing his interesting life of "Barefoot Running." He and a friend described the difference of running in 'old-school' tennis shoes: the ones with huge soles and macho support, and running in minimal soled shoes, FiveFingers, and..get this: BAREFOOT.
I'm a lover of new and old. But this is so new to me. So, I started to think about it. We are the ones who assume we need such support and as the woman said we have degraded our foot muscles. We've made them depend on these macho-soled shoes to get them through. And as the man mentioned about a book: there are indians who run about 40-50 miles a day, a day!, in flat sandal-looking 'shoes.'
I'm a daily rocker of Vans classic flat footed checkered slip-ons :) so this support thing is far from me. Every time ran I had sore feet from the Nike tennis shoes I would wear while running, my legs hurt and I felt exhausted and heavy.
After reading and viewing this man's blog and the news broadcast about his phenomenon, I chucked my Nikes, grabbed my minimal New Balances and was out the door. I took his advice of not landing so hard by slamming on my heels and instead on the balls of my feet. I felt a spring in my step, my stride was smooth. I felt lighter and stronger than ever before on a run. Instead of feeling drained and sore, I feel invigorated and determined. I have been looking for a fix for this for so long and did not know where to turn. I finally got my answer in a happen-chance. How nice, right?
If you'd like to see more on this barefoot running check out the blog: Enjoy!
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