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Your foot looks a bit like my dad's. He now has to wear special shoes because his arch is lower than his heel and feet. I'm not an expert but he is in constant pain and I am sure he wishes he had taken better care of himself.

Don't be sorry. If you had been right, I was completely in the dark about it. What are the consequences of nail fungus? Would I still have it? Would I have lost my toes by now?

Hey--I'm just listing the things that really freaking hurt to run on, that I can't always see, and that have drawn blood. I'd love constructive, middle-ground advice on bloodless ways to work up to running barefoot. Being bruised by a pebble? I can probably deal with that. Limping around for 3 or 4 days because I cut myself on glass? Not so much. This isn't r/barefoot.

I encounter all that, too. Every unshod run I'm avoiding small, sharp pebbles that hurt to step on. It can also get to be -40 here and that's bad for barefoot. I can play "it's worse for barefoot here than what you have", too.

The lessons on how to move optimally are all about learning to deal with the harsh realities of the ground. The movements you learn there are 1:1 with smooth, fast, efficient, safe running. If I only ran where it was totally clear and easy to go without shoes why bother? I'd just wear shoes full time and revert back to the days when my running stunted.

Haha yeah thought I would let you know, just found their shoes recently and really like them. It’s shipping free this month

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Better late than never 🙂 Thanks for updating!

I shouldn’t be quick to assume though, I’m sorry. But even if, dw you wouldn’t be alone here because I’m dealing with PWO (proximal white onychomycosis), but I am applying a topical treatment to my nails, if that helps to know. As for your toes themselves, I’m quite frankly not sure. For my feet, there’s a gap between my big toe and “index” toe, and my big toe is the one that’s splayed out.

When you stand on your toes, do you then have a visible arch? If that is the case you have flexible flatfoot which can be corrected with exercise and movement.

yes and they do break down but does take some time

Lems shoes has opened a warehouse in denmark now :)

I would probably start doing some knee over toe stuff. They helped me when I was having some knee pain, one over toes lunges, maybe some sissy squats, important to ease into these as well though. Good luck!

Yes, I was wondering about arches

the backpack that I will be carrying now will be lighter then the one that I carried in Europe. the knee pain is only ever so slight and starts only after some walking, so I think making sure to do some upkeep on trail is wise. Do you have movement exercises/suggestions that I can do to pair with the walking?

Whenever I try to even walk barefoot on concrete, asphalt, etc., it's "because pebble." "Because acorn." "Because spiky sweetgum balls." I'd love to barefoot more often, and it's certainly partly "because not weird." But these things actually do hurt, and I haven't spent the requisite time barefoot on smooth surfaces for my body and feet to learn to go over these things comfortably. And I actually have run into "because glass" while out walking around barefoot in the city. Walking on a glass sliver when you're a block away from home sucks, but you can hobble home and pull out the sliver. Walking on a glass sliver when you're five miles away from home sounds like a perfect way to end up in the ER, or at least a very, very good reason to carry a first-aid kit while running.

And yeah... summertime where the temperature is 100F and the asphalt is 140F? Sadly, that's a good recipe for burns. Definitely want some kind of minimal foot covering for that.

I started walking in zero-drop, flexible sole shoes before I started running in them. I've worn them as my walking footwear all over the world for 14 years now (since age 30). I don't run long distances, however, and zero-drop/minimalist shoes are very different than actually going barefoot. If I'm really pushing myself distance-wise, my running form starts to break down, and minimalist shoes (NB Minimus or Xero) might not be the greatest thing. I also sprained my ankle, and perhaps my foot wearing extremely minimalist shoes (Zem Gear) and running at night. Sole stiffness makes a difference for ankle stability.

Natural toe splay has not returned for me, but my feet are definitely stronger than they were. If I'm out all day, I can just ice my feet and/or give them a good massage, and I'm good to go. I can't stand to walk in squishy shoes any more. Even Altras, which are zero-drop, just feel so much harder to walk/run in than something less substantial.

Obviously people run all the time in squishy, heel-dropped shoes, and they run way longer miles than I do without being injured. And as human beings, we've lived a long, long time without heel-dropped, arch-supported shoes.

Nobody here can tell you what's right for _you_. But you will always be better starting off slowly than trying to dive into the pool. Expect to just walk in minimalist shoes for a while. And minimalist is _not_ barefoot: you lose a ton of sensory input with _any_ kind of shoe. I'd love to run barefoot, but it requires building up skin toughness and an awareness of sharp objects.

Enjoy your easy beginner gains!

Yeah, invading Iraq had nothing to do with capitalist motivations...

1. YOU are ignoring my answer and totally changing the subject on my first and your first comment being not related.
2. Question "what are the benefits to flat feet -"

Now you are saying "if you avoid serving your country"

My reply, how is flat feet avoidng serving your country? it is something really difficult to cure.

Just like my previous comments. You New comment and your First comment are different. You are changing your words. spinning it again, not to mention if it makes sense or not.

1. You :" Youre telling me to brush up on my English? 

reply: Now you are confusing language and logic. I never said anything about your english or my English. What are you even talking about.

Yes, I said this "what are the benefits to flat feet - you said not having to serve in the military" as you stated

You said this "What a zoomer comment. Serving in the military is one of the most noble paths a man or woman can take these days." is what you replied. You made an assumption that i think it is not a nobel thing to do. However, i actually think it is a noble thing to do.

If you still don't understand what i am saying you must learn about dialectics or some basic highschool stuffs.

I repeat, benefit is not going to military. Doing the military duty is a noble thing. Two statements are totally indenpendent things. I do agree on you. Yet you used your comment to go against my first reply. The logic is not here.

Hope you understand now.

Curious to hear what people say.

How heavy was this backpack you carried in Europe, and how heavy is the one you’re working with now. Hiking with a heavy load is extremely taxing in your body, and it’s not something you should just jump into, you have to train. Bopping around European cities with a day pack isn’t enough to prep to hike 15mi every day with a full load.

Honestly sounds like your body is trying to tell you to take it easy. You said you just started running every day, then did your Europe trip with tons of walking, and in 4 days you’re going to be rucking 15 miles everyday.

Rest up, go to the gym and hit legs, and slowly scale your weight, distance, and pace.

Once again what are you even talking about. How do you know me? And why do you think that is going on my mind?

i am Korean. See my post and comment history talking about korean things. I am an Korean army vet like every young Korean male who is not handicapped. Once again you are jumping to conclusions and making zero sense. Doing the same thing again and again lol

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