Hi, the VAST majority of my miles are in very minimal shoes with a couple barefoot/VFF's thrown in. I follow the "style" of evolution running. I've been running like this now for a few months and I love it so much more than the heel pounding that I used to do.
Recently I've noticed some pain in my heel bone, specifically the back of my heel, about an inch off the ground. I have no pain at all in my achilles tendon, it even seems lower on the heel than where the achilles and the heel meet up. I'll include a little graphic that might help. Both heels are the same, it's not unbearable. After a couple minutes of running it goes away and it's only slightly painful to the touch for the rest of the day. I know I could probably stretch my lower leg/foot better, because the bottoms of my feet are tight/sore when getting up in the AM or after sitting for a long time. I've had PF flare ups in the past, and it's not anywhere near as painful as that was. boy... I'm long-winded, sorry!
TLR - my heel hurts where highlighted in the img339.imageshack.us/img339/9489/heelm.jpg
Recently I've noticed some pain in my heel bone, specifically the back of my heel, about an inch off the ground. I have no pain at all in my achilles tendon, it even seems lower on the heel than where the achilles and the heel meet up. I'll include a little graphic that might help. Both heels are the same, it's not unbearable. After a couple minutes of running it goes away and it's only slightly painful to the touch for the rest of the day. I know I could probably stretch my lower leg/foot better, because the bottoms of my feet are tight/sore when getting up in the AM or after sitting for a long time. I've had PF flare ups in the past, and it's not anywhere near as painful as that was. boy... I'm long-winded, sorry!
TLR - my heel hurts where highlighted in the img339.imageshack.us/img339/9489/heelm.jpg