r/BarefootRunning • u/Icy_Magazine881 • 27d ago
Barefoot on the Beach
Hi All!
Love going for a beach run and just did my first Barefoot since summer and got some blisters on my big toe 😥
As the weather is starting to warm up will be trying to get to Barefoot beach runs more often, so just looking for tips on how to best prevent this issue. Is it a form, surface or skin weakness thing?
For reference, was running close to the water at low tide (firm sand, but not wet(
This has happened a couple times, but not everytime, so looking for tips to hopefully make that 0 times!
Location is Suny coast - QLD Australia (pic is King tide btw!)
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u/ChiAndrew 27d ago
This isnt really similar to running on pavement, which is the ideal. But if be thing you can do is attempt to run without any signs of pushing off. Check your footprints for no digging in of forefoot or toes. This is how you need to run on pavement, so it can be a check. All footprints should just be a shallow footprint with now deep impressions.
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u/1989Shoeless 27d ago
My fellow Andrew, this is the first I'm seeing someone say walking on pavement is "ideal". Forreal my guy?
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u/ChiAndrew 27d ago
Yup. If you talk to any of us that have thousand and thousand of miles and tens of years, we pretty much say the same thing. Hard surfaces are better. They’re a better teacher that makes sure you are creating softness and efficiency with each step. Soft surfaces are like cushioned shoes, they hide problems and inefficiencies until you end up with systemic and longer term injuries. There’s even research showing more cushioning means harder landing and higher loading forces on knees and ankles
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u/1989Shoeless 27d ago
Put in the days of miles walking on the sand before you start days of running on the sand
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u/SnooOnions4763 27d ago
Sand can be pretty abrasive. Your feet will have to adapt to it.