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I recently completed Born To Run, a book about minimalist running and was an instant convert. I started running on my midfoot/ball of my foot and, while ramping up the time spent running, felt much better in my knees (coming off two meniscus surgeries in the last 3 years).
I switched to a pair of no-rise shoes by Tesla and it's as close to running barefoot you can get while still being protected with a shoe sole. Things were going well with those too (although my calves were killing me after runs because they were being forced to work now).
Unfortunately I developed a stress fracture in my right foot 3 weeks ago and I've been sidelined since then. After another 3 weeks healing time it'll be back to heal/toe (better the devil you know...) for the upcoming season. Just not sure if it was the different stresses involved in changing running styles so drastically or a fluke thing, but I don't have the luxury of time to figure it out if something else goes wrong.
Will be back minimalist running after this next season as I think it's overall better for health but will be getting with an instructor to make sure I'm doing it right.
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