Comments on: Cure all Running Injuries (and Pain) with One Simple Fix….Barefoot Running

By: Matt

Matt — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:18:40 +0000

@Mark – be patient. I’ve been running in VFF’s since late December (roughly 2.5 months now) and I experienced a gradual reduction of the sore/tight calves phenomenon. It just takes time. And start with short runs. I started by doing 5 minutes on the treadmill, and ran every other day adding 5 minutes each time for the first two or three weeks. I got up to 2.5 miles on the treadmill and started running in the VFFs outside. I’ve had to build up outside distance very gradually as well. I was comfortably doing 3-4 milers 3 days a week until two weeks ago, when I ran for an hour and a half and did 8.5 miles. I really irritated a tendon at the inside of my ankle. So my advice is advance slowly. (The good news is I don’t get sore calves anymore.)

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By: Bruce R

Bruce R — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 02:20:39 +0000

I have a pair of VFFs and I bought some toe socks that are thin enough to be worn with them, as I was afraid of getting blisters while working out. The brand of the sock is “Injinji”

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By: star

star — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 20:51:49 +0000

how about the mbt barefoot shoe?

By: Tex

Tex — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 20:43:34 +0000

I got a pair of the Five Fingers this summer, and love them. They took some time to get use to, and had to slowly build up my distance running. But now I can go out and run in them with no problem! And I do most of my workouts at CrossFit864 with them on.

By: syzygy

syzygy — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 20:25:22 +0000

@mindbodygoal: Do you think it’s just switching to a natural running style which has helped you the most, or do you think there is something particularly helpful about the Vibram design relative to water shoes?

By: mindbodygoal

mindbodygoal — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 12:33:53 +0000

I love the vibram footwear – have had a pair for quite some time now and cant rate them highly enough. I used to suffer with particularly tight calves but switching seems to have helped a great deal.

By: Mike OD

Mike OD — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 15:55:14 +0000

@ Mark – I am sure how long it takes to adapt is an individual timeframe depending on how weak/detrained your foot/calf muscles are (kind of like hitting the gym after a 2 year layoff, your muscles will be very sore after the first few workouts). The more your practice, the more they will strengthen up. I would also suggest alot more barefoot “walking” (as that puts less force on the muscles but can build up strength) around the house or whatnot. You don’t want to just go run and then have your calf muscles shot for a week, you want to slowly build up over time. There are other things like “flexibility” issues that can come into play (try a few yoga poses every now and then to help keep your hamstrings/calves more flexible) and also if you are feeling like it is more “muscle cramps” then your diet could be deficient in some minerals like magnesium (many people find success taking ZMA). All in all, some people adapt quickly and others take much longer. The key in the long run is just going to be consistency with it.

@CD – Thanks, really good link and now something I may try as well.