Hi, I'm Peggy. I'm stuck in western (rural, backward, behind-the-times) Nebraska currently but grew up all over the East Coast and Hawaii.
I've never been much of a shoe-wearer, but did spend enough time in poorly-fitting military shoes (starting at age 15) to have screwed up my feet bad enough to "need" a bunionectomy at age 22. That of course led to reduced range of motion in my left Big Toe, special orthotics, and Mizuno Wave Alchemy shoes since 2003. Personally, now, I truly believe that if the military offered or covered chiropractic care, a chiropractor could have fixed my toe and I wouldn't have needed surgery.
Wave Alchemy shoes have all the bells and whistles of a modern running shoe, stability, cushioning, and most importantly, it didn't let my toes bend AT ALL. That was key to being able to run without pain, until I got "permission" from Born To Run to start running barefoot.
Running barefoot for the last 5 months has been pain-free (until I stepped on a goathead thorn today!!!). I'm still not fast, but for once, my feet aren't what's holding me back. Now I just have to figure out what to wear to run in blizzards and I'll be good to go.
I've never been much of a shoe-wearer, but did spend enough time in poorly-fitting military shoes (starting at age 15) to have screwed up my feet bad enough to "need" a bunionectomy at age 22. That of course led to reduced range of motion in my left Big Toe, special orthotics, and Mizuno Wave Alchemy shoes since 2003. Personally, now, I truly believe that if the military offered or covered chiropractic care, a chiropractor could have fixed my toe and I wouldn't have needed surgery.
Wave Alchemy shoes have all the bells and whistles of a modern running shoe, stability, cushioning, and most importantly, it didn't let my toes bend AT ALL. That was key to being able to run without pain, until I got "permission" from Born To Run to start running barefoot.
Running barefoot for the last 5 months has been pain-free (until I stepped on a goathead thorn today!!!). I'm still not fast, but for once, my feet aren't what's holding me back. Now I just have to figure out what to wear to run in blizzards and I'll be good to go.