Okay this may sound strange, but this actually worked wonders for me. There are a few ways that you can improve your running form/ability. One of these ways is running barefoot.
My Story:
I would say that I was an average runner. At least beginner runner. I could not run long distances, and I had to walk a lot. I ended up entering a 5k race for my company, and I was suffering from horrible pains in my shins and my legs.
I finished the 5k, nothing to write home about, but I was happy with the result, even though I was in pain.
A few days later, I found a story come across my news reader, about how the shoes you wear might not be helping you at all. They could actually be hurting you. Considering I was still in pain from the race, I decided to read the article and the comments.
The comments from the article lead me to this site runningbarefoot.org. Where you read testimonials about how great this is. After about a day or more research, I figured I would try it out. I couldn't be in any worse pain than I already was.
After a few days of trying it out, I must say that I run almost every day now, I even ran 10 miles one morning, and did not hurt one bit (after the initial recovery).
There are several books that also recommend this style of running as a training method.
Check out the resources, give it a try, and evaluate. What do you have to lose? You may find that you enjoy running more.
No comments:
Post a Comment