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  1. tsdh

    Pain in left foot when putting load on forefoot

    Hi Backfixer, thanks for the hint. I'm not sure how likely that is as it sounds more like something that develops over time whereas my issue started within minutes during a run (with a slight ankle twist some K before). But I think I'll consult some sports doctor here in my region who is...
  2. tsdh

    Pain in left foot when putting load on forefoot

    So it has been two weeks now since the pain started on that HM. It started to get better day after day, and after about one week, I could walk again without problems. But since then, I can hardly measure any improvement. Still, putting load on my forefoot causes pain so running is still...
  3. tsdh

    Pain in left foot when putting load on forefoot

    By the way, I have a long history of twisting my right ankle with a torn outer ligament twice. That's what drove me to barefoot running in the first place. Whenever I twisted my ankle, the result was pain with swelling. This time, however, the difference is that it seems nothing is swollen at...
  4. tsdh

    Pain in left foot when putting load on forefoot

    Thanks for your answer. Then I'll just wait some days and see if it improves with time. Right now, running is impossible anyway, but barefoot walking is OK. I'll report back when something changes.
  5. tsdh

    Pain in left foot when putting load on forefoot

    Hi docs, yesterday I've run a trail half-marathon in my huarache sandals which I always do on rocky, gravely runs. As always, I run just for the fun of doing it and in a moderate speed. I'm also used to running longer distances than HM, so this wasn't an exceptionally hard exercise for me...
  6. tsdh

    Blisters between ball of the foot and toes

    Yeah, that was my feeling, too, but the Runner's World article Sid cited suggests otherwise.
  7. tsdh

    Blisters between ball of the foot and toes

    Hi Sid. Since about a month its warm enough here in Germany and I've dropped shoes completely and go barefoot all day long including work, but I don't think the skin on my feet has changed too much since then. But really, I'm not too sure if I don't already have good "barefoot skin"...
  8. tsdh

    Blisters between ball of the foot and toes

    Pretty hard and inflexible. It also usually starts to fray out every week or so. Then I can pull off whole square centimeters of old skin.
  9. tsdh

    Blisters between ball of the foot and toes

    The problem with my soles is that they tell me it has been too much only after I've stopped running for some time. ;-) Thanks for the downhill tips. I'll try to practice with that in mind.
  10. tsdh

    Blisters between ball of the foot and toes

    I'm pretty sure I don't push off too much, but probably I'm doing the opposite: "breaking" while going downhill. The "simply let it roll" trick doesn't work for me. At some point I need to step that quick that I have to break... With respect to toes: yes, I lift them a bit when landing. Should...
  11. tsdh

    Blisters between ball of the foot and toes

    Hi all, I'm running barefoot/minimalist for about half a year now, and basically I'm doing well. Since I'm mostly running on sharp, coarse gravel, I'm running about 90% of my weekly ~50-60km with Luna sandals, 5% with Vibram FiveFingers, and the rest barefoot. When I started, I couldn't run...
  12. tsdh

    Hi from the Westerwald, Germany!

    Ok, now I'm dizzy from breathing for both of us for five minutes, so I'll start breathing only for myself again. :-) Thanks for the warm welcome, alter Schwabe!
  13. tsdh

    Hi from the Westerwald, Germany!

    Hi Martin, yes, Marburg is about 120km from here, so if you are going to offer some nice barefooting event, I'll probably visit you. :-) While we're at it: is there a way to restrict the Events calendar to a given location? While I'd love to join Ken Bob's regular runs, that's still the...
  14. tsdh

    Hi from the Westerwald, Germany!

    Hi all, I started running (at least as a serious hobby) about a year ago, of course in high-tech shoes that I got advised in a running store (incl. video analysis etc.). When I did my military services 13 years ago, I ruptured my outer ligaments on my right ankle, and since then I've never...
  15. tsdh

    Hello and question about performance

    Hi Sam, I'm only about a year into running at all, 6 month into barefoot or minimalist running. Since it's cold and wet here in Germany, and almost all my normal courses are sharp gravel, I usually run with my Luna Venado huaraches and take them off on the few passages that are asphalt or...