The tendon problem behind my right knee got worse over the weekend, until by Monday and Tuesday it was very painful to get up from the desk and try to walk across the office. Wednesday and this morning it is better, although this week for the first time I am really noticing joint pain in both hips and knees. It is apparent when I get out of bed or when getting up from the desk after sitting for a while. Will take this week off before deciding how to proceed.
Heard a pair of stories on "All Things Considered" NPR last night:
Study: Humans Were Born To Run Barefoot
Americans Long Way From Running Barefoot"
Funny that they felt the need to counter a science story based on research with a story that mainly uses as sources people whose income relies on selling running shoes.
It looks like the marathon in March won't work out. My stepfather is visiting that weekend, so it would be hard to get to the Jersey shore on Sunday. So maybe instead I will take a little time off to heal, and give some barefoot/Vibram Fivefingers runnning a try.
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I didn't listen to those broadcasts, but the Nike "Free" shoe was designed on the idea of allowing the foot to run as if barefoot.
I tried the Free and I'm still a fan of shoes. If I really got back into it, I think I'd get orthotics again.
When I was little (c. 1952) I was so pigeon-toed that the podiatrist prescribed special high-topped shoes, but I was also to go without shoes as much as possible and to ride a tricycle, which was deemed a good exercise for the arch. Throughout my youth, I went barefooted so much that the bottoms of my feet were like leather. My parents got me a tricycle, which they bought with Green Stamps, and when it was new, I rode it in the house and also on the front porch. I hope you have enjoyed this little story, which probably has nothing to do with whether or not Americans will ever run barefooted.
That's a real bummer, Murray. An anti-inflammatory such as Naproxen has always helped my tendinitis. Unfortunately, it takes a long lay-off. I have it in my inside elbow tendon now from doing curls.
Yoo-hoo, Murray! Are you there? How's it going?
Kathy, I enjoyed your story - interesting that the doctor prescribed both orthopeadic shoes and barefootedness. I wonder what that says about the fitness of regular shoes.
Hallie, one of my running buddies has been alternating between the Nike Free, a similar shoe from New Balance (he is a tester for them) and the Vibram Five Fingers.
My guess is that if you can develop good technique, it doesn't matter what kind of shoes you wear.
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