Barefoot Running
With Barefoot running comes the whole thought change of what is running, obviously it is bipedal motion done swiftly but what is the relation ship between you and the ground you are moving over.
As a human race we seem as a whole to be bent on shoving things aside if they do not fit in to our fast food diet mentality of convenience and unconectedness, we say we cannot run without shoes but neglect to take stock of the fact we were actually born and were created to bipedal motion by grand design and evolution.
Are Shoes nessacary to be a runner
There is many instances of great distances covered and races won by shoeless runners so it is a fact not a theory that the human frame is capable of running without the NEED for expensive running shoes.
I am not on a crusade to say everybody should not wear running shoes, as there is always a place for human technology and know how to assist a biomechanicly challenged runner to be able to participate.
I am coming from the place of awareness of what is a NEED and what is a CONVENIENCE
The convenience being that by strapping your feet int a set of motion controlled synthetic capsules you are able to drop into a shop and be a runner.
The journey from there is for some a great liberation and motivation which is a triumph for all those involved but the other side is that 70% of all sporting injuries are running related so I would contest that running style bio mechanics and individual adaption to running should be the first steps to running and the best way to learn how to run with minimal impact on the body is to run barefoot.
From there you can develop a relationship with running that will see you adopting a lifestyle and commitment based on connection to the rythem of the earth and not fashion.
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Great advice on the vid Russ, Can’t wait to mosey around the rest of your site!!
I also have plantar fasciitis and am wondering about doing any barefoot running or even walking while I still have it. Isnt it sort of like having any other injury and continuing to train through it? A broken arm, for example? If I had a broken arm, I wouldnt try to do any weight lifting in order to strengthen the arm muscles. I would rest it, stop weight lifting and give it a chance to heal. However, I’m not sure if that analogy applies to running barefoot while injured. What do you think?
Hi John,
Sorry mate did not see your comment there.
I know what you are saying, and I do not say that I am not giving it a chance to heal.
I am going to do a post shortly on the way I have been rehabilitating the injury.
In a small reply to your question, acute pain is rested and relieved.
When you can walk without acute discomfort I have gone with the thought that
you can not let the tear/injury repair in a understrength way.
By specific stretching and strengthening without excessive loading I am
working my injury back to a better place then it was before.