My Foot Structure Has Changed

The muscles and tendons inside my foot have shifted of sorts. It's hard
to explain but it’s like the inside of the foot changed as a result of all
the barefoot/minimalist running and re-introducing my forefoot strike (I'm a
bit of an extreme forefoot strike as opposed to a midfoot strike . . . it
is quite often that during a 5k race for example, my heel doesn't touch
the ground . . . I'd say it's about 50/50 in terms of my heel kissing
the ground).

My mom said I also ran on my forefoot & toes as a child
and I think shoes changed that and, in fact, 3 years ago I was heel
striking and I believe now that I'm running in my natural state, my
foot adapted back to how it was designed when I born and that required
some shifting of the muscles/tendons inside the foot. This had to
happen because I have high arches but arches are irrelevant with
marshmallow shoes because they press against my arch and take over the
functions of the arch so I'm sure my arch was very weak and went to
sleep and now it is awake again. I do know that the muscles under my
foot stick out when I flex my foot and that was non-existent when I
started running 3 years ago.

It's crazy because now running in marshmallow shoes doesn't hurt but
it is very uncomfortable and I'm not nearly as fluid or efficient.

I'd like to see some before and after foot strengthening tests such as
the feet of a young East African who grew up barefoot compared to that
same kid after running in shoes for 5-10 years. Is the foot the
same? Is the foot weaker? stronger? different in any way?

All I really want is for every single runner to experience something
similar in their own way and at their own time. There's few things as
fun as running without injuries or fear of being injured. I love
music but nothing sounds as good as landing softly, running
effortlessly, listening to the branches on trees sway side to side,
glancing at the expansive skies above, and listening to nature play
its tune!!!!!

HHH