While at Road Runner Sports yesterday, I realized that I am not close to my goal at all. This realization is a little discouraging, but at the same time, motivating.
I am disappointed that I have been going for six months with so much progress, but I am still so far away. Running barefoot is going to require that I do get that left and right arch to stay upright during the impact of running. Oh boy, what a daunting challenge.
In the six months since I started, I can now stand in subtalar neutral on my right foot, and I’m not too far off of that on my left foot. Hooray! I have also noticed a difference in how my feet function, especially the left foot, in that I can tell the posterior tibial tendon is working in ways that it has never worked before (or for at least the last 10 years).
I figured I should re-evaluate my time frame a little. As such, I think that by next summer, I will be able to run in regular running shoes without my orthotics, and in two years (OMG – talk about an actual long-term goal), I should be barefoot!
Stay tuned! It’s going to be a long road….