Tender, raw skin all of a sudden

Yesterday I decided to go for about a two mile run in a local place called the Arbor Hills Nature Preserve. They have a pedestrian path through a sort of natural area.

Anyway, after my run, the skin on both my feet felt extremely sensitive, raw & basically just tender to the touch. I felt like I left the outer layer of dermis back on that path and all I had left was the inner layer. Oh and certain parts of my foot (places without the extra thick skin) were bright red.

Could this be because it's getting warmer outside? It was around 60-ish and the sun did warm up the path in certain places. Could I be too used to the cold somehow? Is it possible I got a little bit of a burn on a concrete path at those temps, or maybe I just ruffed up my skin a bit too much?

There was also a place where I had to run downhill and that did seem to put a lot of wear and tear on my skin (I felt it at the time but didn't think much of it). I sort of had to stop my momentum with every step or else clobber into the people in front of me. I didn't want to pass them in case they would just end up passing me later.

Does anyone else experience this type of very sensitive skin thing come up all of the sudden? I mean I've had it before, but I really thought I could do just two miles without issue.

Also, it's mostly feeling better the next day (today). It's still sensitive down there but nothing like it was right after the run. I really haven't experienced that sensation since the very first few times I ever went barefoot running. And that was when I went too far and learned my lesson about taking it slow (little blood spots where I tore my skin completely away due to going too far too soon).

PS - I hope it's okay to repost here I just wanted more visibility.
 
First I would say you can't get a burn from those temps, so wipe that out. And yes the sensitivities to the weather change, because the same things happen to me. You would think going from cold barefoot running to warmer conditions would be more comfortable, which it is, but I experience a higher sensitivity to my skin when I go from cold to warm, but then eventually adapt.

For example chip and seal roads are much more tolerant in warmer conditions than cold for me, they just really alert my skin more. And if do run some tougher roads during cold temperatures, I will feel it the whole day, but the skin looks fine. My take it's just a sensitivity issue which is completely normal and will happen a lot.
 
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First I would say you can't get a burn from those temps, so wipe that out. And yes the sensitivities to the weather change, because the same things happen to me. You would think going from cold barefoot running to warmer conditions would be more comfortable, which it is, but I experience a higher sensitivity to my skin when I go from cold to warm, but then eventually adapt.

For example chip and seal roads are much more tolerant in warmer conditions than cold for me, they just really alert my skin more. And if do run some tougher roads during cold temperatures, I will feel it the whole day, but the skin looks fine. My take it's just a sensitivity issue which is completely normal and will happen a lot.


Thanks for your reply. I went to the same place again today and I think I was able to figure this out---from what I gather it was actually two separate issues.

The first issue is that the Arbor Hills Nature Preserve has much steeper climbs and descents than I've done before. My neighborhood is has elevation changes but it's a lot more gradual over a longer distance, so I don't think I'm used to going up and down such steep elevations. I wonder if going up and down just takes some more getting used to? The second issue about that place is that some of the running paths are really very rough on my skin. It's almost like the city made one part of the path using one method and another part of the path using a different method.

I guess those two issues combined just caused me to have more tender skin after the run. I don't know why I didn't even think about those things the first time around.

In any case, this time my feet are tender but not nearly so much as before. They've evidently adapted over the past week.
 
The first issue is that the Arbor Hills Nature Preserve has much steeper climbs and descents than I've done before. My neighborhood is has elevation changes but it's a lot more gradual over a longer distance, so I don't think I'm used to going up and down such steep elevations. I wonder if going up and down just takes some more getting used to? The second issue about that place is that some of the running paths are really very rough on my skin. It's almost like the city made one part of the path using one method and another part of the path using a different method.

I think that's it as well. Maybe you are pushing off too much going uphill? Think about stepping over logs when going up hill, emphasize more of a foot lift. I still find running downhills very challenging, and it is more demanding on the feet.