This is a new one for me and I don't find many references to it so I thought I would share my experience.
I started barefoot last year and did quite a bit of barefoot running last year from c. April - November 2018. No injuries, no problems (edit: just a small calf strain at the very start of barefoot running - I know this is quite common for people transitioning - it went away very quickly). Did a half marathon (with shoes) in September no problems. Then, over the winter, mostly running in shoes. In March, an annoying pain in the outside of the knee, not when running, but obviously I am not stupid, I run a lot and its bound to be something to do with running so off to the physio.......he diagnoses (with some confidence) the above, so I am on rest for a few weeks. It's an overuse injury, and runners get it, although it is not as common as some other problems.
Does anyone think this might be related to running with shoes on for a few months after several months of a lot of barefoot running? The articles I can find on this, suggest something to do with the alignment of the knee, so it seems plausible.
Anyway, first day of back to running, and its spring so I am happy to be barefoot again. No problems, so far......
Any similar experiences ?
I started barefoot last year and did quite a bit of barefoot running last year from c. April - November 2018. No injuries, no problems (edit: just a small calf strain at the very start of barefoot running - I know this is quite common for people transitioning - it went away very quickly). Did a half marathon (with shoes) in September no problems. Then, over the winter, mostly running in shoes. In March, an annoying pain in the outside of the knee, not when running, but obviously I am not stupid, I run a lot and its bound to be something to do with running so off to the physio.......he diagnoses (with some confidence) the above, so I am on rest for a few weeks. It's an overuse injury, and runners get it, although it is not as common as some other problems.
Does anyone think this might be related to running with shoes on for a few months after several months of a lot of barefoot running? The articles I can find on this, suggest something to do with the alignment of the knee, so it seems plausible.
Anyway, first day of back to running, and its spring so I am happy to be barefoot again. No problems, so far......
Any similar experiences ?
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