This is 2 posts in 2 days, I don't normally have so much going on in my life hahaha. Thanks for everyone's replies. I talked about my first run, after having gone back to smoking short term and then giving it up again with running as the winner. So did a 3 km run yesterday, and my lungs were obviously bursting. This was fine later and I felt generally good. The only thing, and I put it down to having not run for a month, I felt a sharp pain in my right heel and across the arch of the foot, as if the arch was constricting, but managed to run the last 500m home. I googled it and Plantar Fasciitis seemed to fit the bill 100%. So I read a bit and consensus seemed that if the pain is below a 5 then you can continue to run but should I maybe cut my distances a little? Then in between runs ..rest and ice I guess? Anyway as it is my first run back I don't want to immediately have to have a break again. So I'm basically asking if anyone has specific experience of Plantar Fasciitis, and I would say mine is mild as when walking I just feel tenderness not massive pain. If they have experience were they ok continuing to run, and what did they do to recuperate and sort out the issue. Many thanks in advance for everyone taking the time x
Plantar Fasciitis: This is 2 posts in 2 days... - Bridge to 10K
Plantar Fasciitis
Isn’t that the thing where rolling your foot over a tennis ball helps?
And maybe gel heel cups?
sounds cool the tennis ball thing..will try it to stretch the arch thanks
Yes it is that one. This really helps or so I’ve heard from people who suffer with it.
If it’s PF taichi, there are some really good exercises on the NHS website which will help you - when I had mine last year I could barely stand at times, never mind walk or run and it didn’t really start to ease off until I started doing the exercises on a regular basis.
I developed PF after Achillies tendonitis which was extremely painful and debilitating. It was in the arch of my foot and the whole underneath felt like it was in spasm. Walking was painful. I have been having physio for seven months and it's almost better now.
I was given strength conditioning exercises for my glutes, knees, calves, hips and toes. Calf stretches twice daily.
I recently started wearing compression socks ( no toes) which I think helped.
It's not a nice thing to have, and is stubborn so maybe be kind to yourself on your runs if you feel able to carry on.
Good luck and plenty of patience.😘xx
Yes it hurts like hell 🤦🏽♀️ I filled a small bottle of water & froze it. Rolling your foot over it really helped 👍🏻 hope it goes away soon x
Hi, I've got the same soreness too & physio confirmed it is PF. I was given calf strengthening exercises - heel drops over stairs, slow raises up onto toes & down balanced on one leg, rolling foot over tube or frozen water - before getting out of bed helps too. And there are more on the web as you can see. I've found compression socks help with any foot tenderness too.
Haven't run since Sunday but I'm going to do shorter runs for a bit.
Good luck - hope we can both get rid of it soon! 🙂
I did find that wearing a instep-support insole in all my shoes helped it to heal quicker. Still need to do the stretch and strength exercises but it did feel (slightly) more comfortable whilst it recovered.