Update after Two Months and 50 Miles

I've been barefoot as much as possible for just over two months (started February 17, 2016).   I will reach 50 recorded miles of either running or walking barefoot in the next few days.  So far it has been a very mixed bag.  Not as easy as I figured and I can easily understand why many people choose shoes over being barefoot. 

Saturday was another barefoot day except for one quick trip into the Walgreens that requires me to wear shoes to pick up a prescription. 

The Bad
Let me start with the bad.  Worrying you'll get kicked out of a store and then being kicked out of a store.  You need to take good care of your feet (a good post for the future).  So far I have gotten two cracks that have caused discomfort, one on my heel and the other on my toe.  I've also had to remove two items buried in my foot that was causing discomfort.  Some days it is just too cold to go barefoot.  You need to pay attention to where you walk.  People's perception and comments are not always that kind.  It takes time to toughen the feet up and you need to proceed cautiously and slowly.

The Good
It is great to feel all the textures under your feet when you walk.  The smooth floors as well as the rough floors are all great to feel.  Not getting my shoes wet when I walk home, especially since the shoes would really stink for a few days after getting soaked.  For the most part much more comfortable, yes there are times when it is not comfortable, but shoes can do that to you as well.  It is helping me with my running form.  Still got a ways to go, but I feel I'm at least making strides in the right direction.  I'm learning to take better care of my feet and nothing serious  has come of me being barefoot. 

The Future
I still plan to continue going barefoot as much as possible.  I can't let the bad distract me from the good.  Some forums are filled with all the places that you get kicked out of if you enter barefoot.  That is a shame, but I  think we still need to learn how to live in the society we are in and for me going barefoot 100% when not at work may not be possible. 

Next month I plan on attending a men's conference in Maine and I've been thinking about how being barefoot will work out.  There will be a lot of people I know and I'm sure I'll get comments.  It may also present to me my first opportunity to try barefoot hiking, since a group will take a hike on Friday.  My vacation in July to New York City will be even a bigger challenge, or maybe not, since I hear they have seen it all in NYC and not much is said, expect I may have trouble at the tourist spots, we shall see.  Yet I can not dwell to much on what might be, just got to give it a try and enjoy.