This certainly hasn't been a normal weeks training. I was away for a long weekend and the running shoes and lycra wouldn't have gone down well with my better half as it was "a break" - a friends wedding. So during the week I had some shorter road runs to keep the legs moving plus a sports massage that, was painful. It was suggested based on the tightness of my calves that a weekend off might not be a bad idea, plus some yoga.
Having travelled 6 hours in a car, when I got back on Sunday I wasn't capable of running the length of myself so I took the rest. This morning at 6.30am I went out for a run and it was great. This is now going to be the norm as I increase the regularity of my running during the week with the long runs at the weekend.
Yoga tomorrow morning will help with the stiffness in my claves but unfortunately I will miss my normal Tuesday night swim session as I am attending a motivational talk which will help me on the mental side of my preparation - leave no stone unturned!
A big date on the horizon is 2nd April when I meet a foot & ankle specialist. I am hoping that by rolling my feet twice a day and wearing "the night boot" which is stretching the arches in my foot will help. I am also going to start using orthotics in my normal shoes to see if that takes some of the strain off my arches. My hope is that I will be able to build up the miles, slowly, so that I can run the 100 miles on 18/19 June without causing any lasting damage!
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Hello,
ReplyDeleteI suffered from PF and know what a pain it can be. You probably know this but I believe what helped my rehab the most was icing immediately after my run. Stand on a bag of frozen peas for 10mins or as much as I can tolerate. Didn't try icing in the early stages and wished I had. Good luck as its a very frustrating injury.
Thanks for the advice. I will make sure I do this every time now.
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