Hi all,
My first post here on the BRS-website.
I started barefooting in june and have been slowly increasing my barefoot runs. So far so good.
Last week I hit the 10km for the first time at a speed that pleasently surprised me when I got home. Barefoot, no minimal shoes.
Two days later I was massaging my feet, when I discovered a painful/tender spot on my foot and concluded it was an early stage of a stressfracture.
When walking.running/hopping on one foot I ddidn't feel pain, but when i pressed with afinger on my 2nd metatarsal I could feel a mild pain.
I guess I should be happy that I discovered it before it got the chance to get worse and after a week of rest I find it's getting better. Somebody told me my metatarsal will still be weak and recovering for a few weeks.
My questions is when/how to start running again, some rules of thumb.
- Should the pain be 100% gone before I start running again?
- is it better to first run with regular running shoes? to see how it's doing
- do I have to start with 'light' training first ? Like 2 kms?
- how quickly can I get back to 8/10 km runs?
- ....?
Thanks for your feedback!
Jaap
(the Netherlands)
My first post here on the BRS-website.
I started barefooting in june and have been slowly increasing my barefoot runs. So far so good.
Last week I hit the 10km for the first time at a speed that pleasently surprised me when I got home. Barefoot, no minimal shoes.
Two days later I was massaging my feet, when I discovered a painful/tender spot on my foot and concluded it was an early stage of a stressfracture.
When walking.running/hopping on one foot I ddidn't feel pain, but when i pressed with afinger on my 2nd metatarsal I could feel a mild pain.
I guess I should be happy that I discovered it before it got the chance to get worse and after a week of rest I find it's getting better. Somebody told me my metatarsal will still be weak and recovering for a few weeks.
My questions is when/how to start running again, some rules of thumb.
- Should the pain be 100% gone before I start running again?
- is it better to first run with regular running shoes? to see how it's doing
- do I have to start with 'light' training first ? Like 2 kms?
- how quickly can I get back to 8/10 km runs?
- ....?
Thanks for your feedback!
Jaap
(the Netherlands)