Today I had an entirely pain free day. There was no pulling in my right calf with every step I took, no aching soreness in my arches. It felt really great! I still don't plan on doing anything more advanced than walking for a while, and to be fair I didn't really walk all that much today since I didn't even leave the house, but the fact remains that every day since last Tuesday when I foolishly went for a run, I've had some kind of ache and pain in my legs or feet. Major progress.
And, I was even bad yesterday. I left campus to go to the supermarket and grab some ingredients for dinner, and I ran very briefly to catch the train. Then, later in the commute, I was halfway down the hallway to Downtown Crossing when I heard the announcement that the train was arriving. I took off sprinting and made it to the platform with time to spare. I wasn't even as winded as I normally am when I make that run (though, I wasn't wearing a backpack, so it was just me flying along on my nearly bare feet) and the friend I was with was pretty astonished at how fast I ran. I was concerned after I did it that I had made a huge mistake once again, but my foot didn't bother me and my calf didn't bother me and today I was no worse for wear. Dare I say it, I think the run (as short as it was) may actually have been good for me.
All in all, I'm looking forward to having perhaps a week of pain free days, and then I'll get started on brainstorming some kind of training plan. I really like the training guide stipulated on the Vivo Barefoot Training Clinic. They have a step by step guide, and I actually just discovered the excellent videos that they have in the online version of the guide. Obviously there were no videos in the pdf that I downloaded.
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