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Re: "My Barefoot Running Days Are Over"
@stack - hat's the best covid recovery I've heard of. Good for you! :)
Mar 20 · 4 months ago
🌲 Half_Elf_Monk [✝️] · Mar 20 at 02:36:
fwiw I've had a pretty good experience with a few of the Brooks shoes as well... they seem similarly positioned as orthopedic healthy shoes. fwiw
🐦 wasolili [...] · Mar 22 at 03:02:
@stack you weren't wrong. got a pair today and they surpassed my expectations. thanks
🚀 stack [OP] · Mar 22 at 17:39:
@wasolili So happy I am not the only one!
One minor thing to watch out for: the toebox is very large, so make sure the laces are _reasonably_ tight, otherwise you may pound your toes into the front of the shoe.
🐦 wasolili [...] · Apr 02 at 03:36:
Gotta send you more thanks. Wore the Hokas to a music festival on Saturday and they were an absolute game changer. My feet and calves are usually sore for a couple days after such events, but walked away with 0 soreness this time. Can't believe I didn't buy these much sooner
🐦 wasolili [...] · Jun 21 at 02:39:
Returning to this post yet again to give more thanks. spent 5 days at a music festival last week, did a lot of walking, dancing, moshing, and standing, and my feet felt absolutely fine afterwards. These shoes are crazy.
My Barefoot Running Days Are Over — I've been running a few kilometers a day barefoot, on a treadmill. I really liked it. But over the last couple of months, my feet started hurting. After consulting with Dr. Internet, I diagnosed the pain as early stages of Plantar Fasciatis. I also found weird bumps on the outside edge of my feet, presumably bone spurs in the making. Yikes. My wise partner made me by a pair of Hokas. They look a little like small boats, but are amazingly comfortable and...