Earlier today, during half time of the Sunday night football game I went running in my Vibram Five Finger KSO's. I went a bit further than I initially intended because I felt a lot more comfortable once I go a little into the run.
I went maybe about 3 miles. I made a cut off my normal path down a different street that shortened the run a bit but still gave me a decent work out. My stride was noticeably different but comfortable.
I have been working on strengthening my ankles & shins since I primarily run on pavement. I have always worked with weights on my legs or done leg raises while lying on my back to take pressure off my knees. When in the gym or when I had a gym setup in my home I always did leg raises to keep my quads strong.
The last year plus I have been doing specific exercises to strengthen my shins and ankles from the shin splints and ankle strain I feel once I start ramping up my runs. This is why I think I was feeling comfortable enough to run as long as I did in my initial Vibram five finger run.
Funny thing is I didn't feel the strain on the back of my ankles I normally do during my runs. I feel a few different muscles have been used but it feels really good, like a good gym workout on unused muscles but a much more minor muscle strain that I thought.
I always wondered why I never got tired when I was younger but had shins & ankles issues when running track. After finding out about barefoot running & Vibram Five Fingers and the research it sounded like it addressed the issues I have when increasing my runs.
I'll have to keep it going to see how it all works out.
How are the Vibrams doing? Do you still have the ankle soreness?
I ask because I've had mine for a few months, and despite running in them a bit, I'm still feeling the ankle soreness. I had the calf and ball of the foot soreness too, but those went away with time as those areas of the foot strenthened, I assume.
The ankle soreness goes away after a day or two, but then comes right back when I run again.
That much said, the Vibrams have seemed to rid me of the shin problems I was having, which were a consistent pain, so I do like them quite a bit. They're very comfortable too.
Great I love hearing how others are doing with their Vibrams!
I do have some soreness in the calves which seems to be when I flex my calves as I walk until they get warmed up. I have never had the soreness on the balls of my feet.
To me my calves feel like when I haven't worked a body area in a while with weights.
I do quite a bit of stretching and now have incorporated more calve stretching which seems to alleviate a lot of the calve tightness & soreness.
With that soreness, tightness & new muscles though like you my shin issues are gone along with a totally twisted lower back & hamstring pains after runs. I noticed my balance is so much better on my feet which I never expected. I have a nice spring to my step now.
Yesterday I bought the injinji socks so I can walk around more around town when I go places with my KSO's without the foot smell after taking them off. I'm hoping wearing my KSO's besides just running in them will help the strengthen & loosen my calves.
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