I started off on muddy footpaths, which amongst other things felt pretty good!
tarmac is surprisingly okay and teaches you not to land to hard, the problem is mainly all the discouraging looks that you get from passers by.
A lot of people work on their form on grass though before venturing out, form is very important.
seems to be improving. have calf stretched and iced religiously.
have bowed out of the borrowdale saturday and have put some miles on the bike. Foot does hurt a little on the bike mind.
might try a run next week. How's everyone else?
I had PF around xmas 06. Tried allsorts of different ways to get rid. Spent a load of money on physio etc etc. Ended up going down to Settle and getting some orthotics made. Again cost me a load of money but was worth it. After 3-4 months of it reoccuring all the time I was able to run within 3 weeks of having them fitted. Trained & entered OMM that year.
I thought my pronation was good prior to getting videod on the treadmill. This showed my arch collapsing and my foot turning in. The orthotics solved this. I also invested in some dodgy stretching devises for my calves. They are a bit like a ski boot that you sleep in. The stretching of the calf releases the plantar fascia from being under tension all the time from tight calves.
Good luck. Never give up.
Gaz
ive had mine for two years , injection worked and even done a few halfs , but then overnight ( after about 6 months ) back it came . got fitted with some orthotics from nhs ( free ) and now its finally easing , just done snowdon race and was no worse the next day . orthotics are worn in everything . go to nhs and save a few hundred quid !
Eight months and counting for me.
Lost any motivation I had for running .
I have started cycling to work and back and believe it or not I nearly enjoy it !
I run with constant disc trouble and had to do 30mins back exercises just to keep running coupled with PF thisl has taken me over the edge.
sorry to hear this . keep cycling it kept me sane and fit .
I am learning to love the bike. Wasn't an instant love affair and I'd rather run anyday but the satisfaction of a good climb is proper. Not bothered about MTB mind, gotta be road.
had a great time last week doing newlands and whinlatter. Entertaining mesel with tour de france fantasies.
I suppose if I have to give up running at least I might enjoy the bike...
Thought about cyclocross racing, there will be a winter series somewhere near you starting in a month or so. See the BCF website for details or just google your region name and cyclocross (i.e Yorkshire cyclocross). You get a good work out and the running is very short. I found it has made an interesting addition to my activities when not running other than just road cycling.Originally Posted by cockermouth?
I have started using a Strassburg Sock at night, same principle as the splint mentioned above, and it certainly seems to be helping more than anything else so far. Salford Uni have a sports injuries clinic attached to their podiatry dept where you can get videoed on a treadmill etc by supervised students and have orthotics made up, can't remember how much they charged (I went a decade ago with a dodgy knee) but it was cheap tel 0161 295 2205.
managed four miles today! Yey!
physio on friday laughed at my t'interweb self diagnosis. Said not full on PF, just a localised heel problem.
She gave it the magic rub and all was well.
Thanks for the advice. Wasted on a hypocondriac like mysel.
Gotta get fit for the 3 shires now, and cocky triathlon on 6th september.
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