Comments on: Strengthen your feet http://ironmantriathlontips.com/2009/09/07/strengthen-your-feet/ From Beginner to Elite - Strategies and Tips for Long Course Triathletes Tue, 17 Apr 2012 02:41:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Triathlontips http://ironmantriathlontips.com/2009/09/07/strengthen-your-feet/#comment-1898 Triathlontips Wed, 17 Aug 2011 23:20:19 +0000 http://ironmantriathlontips.com/?p=1076#comment-1898 Hi Barb, Thanks for the question. You may want to look at doing a bit of bare foot walking. Walking on a beach for 10 minutes a few times per week, perhaps some clean grass or rubber running track. You really have to be careful with bare foot \'running\', but once your feet are strong enough to tolerate it, it\'s a great little tool to have. In our opinion some people go WAY overboard with it. We use it now and again simply to work a few foot muscles that we would otherwise not use in a running shoe. However, we\'re now at the point where we run in racing flats 80% of the time so that keeps our feet fairly strong. I stress - start with walking and don\'t move into trying a bare foot jog (and a short one at that) for quite some time. Cheers! Hi Barb,
Thanks for the question. You may want to look at doing a bit of bare foot walking. Walking on a beach for 10 minutes a few times per week, perhaps some clean grass or rubber running track. You really have to be careful with bare foot \’running\’, but once your feet are strong enough to tolerate it, it\’s a great little tool to have.
In our opinion some people go WAY overboard with it. We use it now and again simply to work a few foot muscles that we would otherwise not use in a running shoe. However, we\’re now at the point where we run in racing flats 80% of the time so that keeps our feet fairly strong.
I stress – start with walking and don\’t move into trying a bare foot jog (and a short one at that) for quite some time.
Cheers!

]]> By: Barb http://ironmantriathlontips.com/2009/09/07/strengthen-your-feet/#comment-1897 Barb Wed, 17 Aug 2011 22:20:35 +0000 http://ironmantriathlontips.com/?p=1076#comment-1897 This is interesting to me I have had a nagging foot injury for a long time and just got some orth insoles. They seem to be making the problem worse. Now the pain has just moved. Any suggestions? Training and trying. To do this without further injury. This is interesting to me I have had a nagging foot injury for a long time and just got some orth insoles. They seem to be making the problem worse. Now the pain has just moved. Any suggestions? Training and trying. To do this without further injury.

]]> By:  Melatonin http://ironmantriathlontips.com/2009/09/07/strengthen-your-feet/#comment-1633  Melatonin Wed, 18 Aug 2010 18:04:01 +0000 http://ironmantriathlontips.com/?p=1076#comment-1633 i think the best running shoe is made by Adidas and also Nike-:: i think the best running shoe is made by Adidas and also Nike-::

]]> By: Ariel Legassa http://ironmantriathlontips.com/2009/09/07/strengthen-your-feet/#comment-1353 Ariel Legassa Fri, 27 Nov 2009 16:59:17 +0000 http://ironmantriathlontips.com/?p=1076#comment-1353 Great article. I use this shoes which are great for barefoot running. www.vibramfivefingers.com Good luck everyone! Great article. I use this shoes which are great for barefoot running.
http://www.vibramfivefingers.com

Good luck everyone!

]]> By: Tomoko(Japan) http://ironmantriathlontips.com/2009/09/07/strengthen-your-feet/#comment-1297 Tomoko(Japan) Tue, 13 Oct 2009 10:59:36 +0000 http://ironmantriathlontips.com/?p=1076#comment-1297 Thanks for your tips! These are very helpful! Thanks for your tips! These are very helpful!

]]> By: Erica http://ironmantriathlontips.com/2009/09/07/strengthen-your-feet/#comment-1217 Erica Tue, 15 Sep 2009 05:22:11 +0000 http://ironmantriathlontips.com/?p=1076#comment-1217 Totally!! Running on a golf course barefoot in the evening is super fun!! Totally!! Running on a golf course barefoot in the evening is super fun!!

]]> By: T & H http://ironmantriathlontips.com/2009/09/07/strengthen-your-feet/#comment-1207 T & H Tue, 08 Sep 2009 05:39:06 +0000 http://ironmantriathlontips.com/?p=1076#comment-1207 Haha, yes. Rather annoying that the google ads feed off of key words. Kinda silly to have an ad for Orthotics in a post that is anything but praising them. Great to hear you've had a similar experience with strengthening your feet. It's something everyone overlooks for sure. Haha, yes. Rather annoying that the google ads feed off of key words. Kinda silly to have an ad for Orthotics in a post that is anything but praising them. Great to hear you’ve had a similar experience with strengthening your feet. It’s something everyone overlooks for sure.

]]> By: Vincent http://ironmantriathlontips.com/2009/09/07/strengthen-your-feet/#comment-1206 Vincent Mon, 07 Sep 2009 21:30:59 +0000 http://ironmantriathlontips.com/?p=1076#comment-1206 I find it funny that both this post, and the previous one have had advertisements for orthodics. I couldn't agree more though. Last year after running the marathon, my legs and feet were crushed and I couldn't recover from it, working on my feet things slowly got back into shape. I find it funny that both this post, and the previous one have had advertisements for orthodics. I couldn't agree more though. Last year after running the marathon, my legs and feet were crushed and I couldn't recover from it, working on my feet things slowly got back into shape.

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