Barefoot Shoes

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A community ti discuss barefoot and minimalistic shoes, for whom likes to give their feet freedom and enjoy a more primal feeling while walking, running and hiking.

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Rule 0 of transitioning to barefoot shoes is: take it easy! Give your body as much time as it needs - and then some - to avoid doing more harm then good!

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Beginner's calf pain (feddit.org)

submitted 1 month ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Hi! I transitioned to barefoot shoes and I can get by without issues in my daily walks. I am not ready to run on barefoot shoes yet, so I got the thinnest Altras I could find and off I went.

Probably I overdid it on the first runs, but I got some pain on the outer part of my calf. Not the full calf, just the outer part. I believe this is the part that powers the toes. That pain may be normal, but I wonder if my forefoot striking technique is wrong. Is this supposed to happen?

TL;DR: Beginner's pain in outer calf. Is it supposed to happen or is my forefoot striking technique wrong?

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Sorry for answering late, but how long did the pain last? Are you an experienced runner or starting out?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I am a new starter. The pain lasted for a week or two. I think that my feet were pointing outwards a bit. I kept running and I don't get pain on the calf anymore. Now I only get the regular knees pain that I always got whenever I tried to run. I suppose it will go away with time as I keep running short distances and increase the load over time

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

Sounds good! Enjoy your runs :)