Comments on: I can’t wear flip-flops?!?

By: Crystal

Crystal — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 16:00:49 +0000

Now I’m depressed. I’m a huge flip-flopper, but I did realize that where I normally feel completely comfortable in my Rainbows, they hurt my feet in Vegas when walking all day.

By: Chris

Chris — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 00:15:01 +0000

Wish I coulda been there. Seems like good information. As you know, I heard similar stuff from my physical therapist and one of the three prescribed shoes were the Newton Motions – shoes that mimic barefoot running. I’m anxious to try them out!

And holy cow! 9 weeks?! With all my injuries I’ve yet to do a long run so I feel very behind. Ten miles in the morning and I’m going to try this “forefront” running method to see how well it helps my knee. I’ll let you know.

Good stuff.
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By: Jenny

Jenny — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 21:32:22 +0000

Very interesting! Thanks for the links.

By: Whitney

Whitney — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 18:54:18 +0000

Jenny: See these articles I wrote in my blog: What Is This Thing You Call Flyball? A Day in the Life of a Flyball Dog In Flyball, It's All About the Box Loader .-= Whitney´s last blog ..ICB: What is a Wedding Guest List REALLY about? =-.

By: Jenny

Jenny — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 18:24:54 +0000

Oh yeah, and bring back the famous stick…”gotta stick it out.” That thing works wonders and I don’t use it enough either so this is encouraging me to use it more!

By: Jenny

Jenny — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 18:22:50 +0000

Oh no, I love my rainbows, and sure enough I have some plantar fasciitis that flares up now and then…
Thanks for the info Melissa, this is very interesting. Whitney, what is flyball?…I’m curious.

By: Whitney

Whitney — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 14:47:39 +0000

Yup... I love them! I can see what he means though about needing to build up the strength in your feet. I've done a lot of walking in them and after a long walk my legs feel tired but I don't have any pain. I'm not really a runner, but since I play flyball I do a lot of sprinting. So I guess that's sort of equivalent to short distances, and I guess that's helped build up my foot strength. I actually have REALLY REALLY flat feet, and I've noticed that they really help me develop the muscles in my feet to help "create" my own arches. (Well, that and all the yoga I've been doing.) I'm with you... I probably wouldn't want to change anything up before the marathon and risk any kind of injury! .-= Whitney´s last blog ..ICB: What is a Wedding Guest List REALLY about? =-.

By: Melissa

Melissa — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 14:43:59 +0000

He talked about that, actually! Here’s the deal (I’ve seen this online, too): Running barefoot is good for you – in THEORY. Problem is, most of us have been in shoes for the past 20, 30 years. So if we switch to barefoot running we are risking a lot because some of our foot muscles have been “sleeping” due to the shoes. So it’s a high risk of injury.

He suggested starting out by running just for a few minutes (he said 5 or 10 – I read online somewhere 1/4 mile). And then build up from there.

He mentioned some folks run marathons in them – which is fine – but you just gotta make sure your feet are ready for it!

I might give them a shot at some point – I’ll wait till after my marathon before I start changing stuff like that!

You have a pair, right? How have they worked for you?

By: Whitney

Whitney — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 14:40:50 +0000

Oooo! You should ask him what he thinks about the Vibram Five Finger shoes!
.-= Whitney´s last blog ..ICB: What is a Wedding Guest List REALLY about? =-.