I finally went to the doctor about my self-diagnosed barefoot running stress fracture. The good news was that the x-ray didn’t show any broken bones. The bad news is that my gait itself is what’s broken. Apparently I’m a supinator,…
I’m self-diagnosing, so maybe I’m just a big baby. But the symptoms sound about right. A stress fracture is an overuse injury. When muscles are overtired, they are no longer able to lessen the shock of repeated impacts. When this…
I’ve been running barefoot about once a week for the past few months. It feels great but I max out at 3 miles because the sidewalks get a little abrasive. I heard about the Vibram FiveFingers “shoes” and wanted to…
I ran my 2nd half marathon this past Sunday. Same course as last year, on a mission to finish in under than 2 hrs. Mission accomplished! Started out strong, but hit a wall around mile 5 that pretty much lasted…
I really enjoyed Christopher McDougall’s Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen. Great read. Born to Run is a book about the Tarahumara people of the rugged canyon country of Northern…