Flat Foot Floogie

Dr. Livingstone and Dr.Schwalenberg.  They are excellent.  And super weird.  And hilarious.  They're our chiropractors.

I started seeing Heather Livingstone this summer when I was having excruciating headaches, and while I'm still having some neck stiffness/pain from time to time, I can say with 100% confidence that she has helped me more than my neurologist, more than the ER doctors, more than Imitrex or Maxalt or Ibuprofen or Excedrin or Vicodin.  She is awesome.

Dr.Lee is Jeff's chiro.  I've seen him a few times when his lovely wife was out of town or unavailable.  He is super weird and inappropriate and so funny...just what I like in my practitioners (as long as they still know what they're doing, which he does).  First of all, he's a super feminist (not even sure if he knows it).  We had a long conversation about the double standard between overweight men and overweight women at one of my visits.  Another time, we had a conversation about how men just shave and slap on deodorant and are ready for the day, and women are pressured by society to slap ten tons of creams and paints and sprays and whatevers onto their faces and bodies to look perfectly shellacked at all times.

Like I said, they're the shit.  If you're in the valley and need a chiro, it's worth the drive to K-town.

Now, the point of the story.

Dr.Lee mentioned to Jeff that he does barefoot running.  I was super skeptical.  And by that I mean, I thought he was crazyballs.

Have fun stepping on glass and dog turds!

Jeff started doing it a few weeks ago.  He's wanted to start running for awhile, but whenever he tried to start a running routine, his feet and knees would cause problems, swell, and get painful within a few days of starting.  After a few weeks of barefoot running, no problems.  He ordered "barefoot shoes" so he can do it in the winter and so his nasty feet won't track ten tons of dirt into the house.  After about a week of running, he was already up to 1K plus walking...not a marathon by far, but when you start from zero, that's pretty impressive.

He talked me into going with him.  I HATE being barefoot because my feet feel icky and God knows what's on the sidewalks.  However, when I'd run in the past, the arches of my feet would ache and burn after about 100 yards of running.  This happened in Sauconys, New Balances, Adidas, and Reeboks.  Nikes fit my feet weird and I hate them, so I didn't even try them for running.  

I've only been out a few times, but so far, no foot pain.  In fact, the only thing bothering me on our walk/runs are my boobs, because my sports bras are nearing the end of their lives.

Curse you, breasts!