OK, I read a lot about Top Of Foot Pain (TOFP), but what about Bottom Of Foot Pain (BOFP)? I am a MR, and have logged about 500 miles in VFF-KSOs. I usually run on "well-behaved" surfaces, such as one finds in greenbelts and urban trails. Two days ago, I did a "forest trail run", which was very rocky, and though the KSOs protect against lacerations and abrasions, I have had a lot of BOFP due to the rocks I eventually stepped upon (scanning ahead was to choose the lessor of several evils), and when I could get to grass, there was the inevitable sharp stick hidden in the blades.
Needless to say, the bottoms of my feet feel like they have been beat up pretty badly. My questions for the forum are: do you "run through" this type of foot pain? do you let it heal before running again? how does one manage such issues?
BTW, this is not PF pain (I have had that before), this is more general around the bottoms of the feet, which I notice after this pulverizing run, and similar to the general stiffness I feel throughout the bottoms of my feet after a 10 mile run on asphalt and concrete.
Your insights are appreciated,
Mark
Needless to say, the bottoms of my feet feel like they have been beat up pretty badly. My questions for the forum are: do you "run through" this type of foot pain? do you let it heal before running again? how does one manage such issues?
BTW, this is not PF pain (I have had that before), this is more general around the bottoms of the feet, which I notice after this pulverizing run, and similar to the general stiffness I feel throughout the bottoms of my feet after a 10 mile run on asphalt and concrete.
Your insights are appreciated,
Mark