Having been bravely running through my Plantar Fasciitis I had some new shoes arrive today. My old pair were Slazenger running shoes but seemed to lack cushioning, I would do a session at the gym, get in the gar drive for 15 mins and have a real problem with heel pain when getting out of the car.
Today, went to the gym to start W3R1 proudly sporting a pair of Asics Gel Puls 9. I did my usual workout, 25 mins on x trainer, 6 sets on weights/machines then on the the treadmill. I have to say today was a leaded leg day to start with, it made my legs ache to do the 2 flights to the gym ( they should fit an escalator) so I was not too confident. On to the run, no problems really, my feet felt like I was running on a Hilton bed and whilst I cannot say there has been no pain it certainly seems to be less. I have been doing more calf stretches to try and counter but the shoes certainly seem to help!
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Update:- Later that evening......the Plantar Fasciitis kicked in with a vengeance so out came the frozen water bottle again. Gutted I thought that was one corner turned. I will percivere pain is just a state of mind.....
Persevere. (According to Spell checker, I’m not clever 🤣)
I was hoping you had cracked this cos my wife’s got it too. She got to week 5 of the program and been on the ic since. Currently waiting for a physio appointment to come through. She’s rolling a ball or frozen bottle under it and doing some ankle strengthening exercises she found on the internet in the meantime.
The shoes seemed to help as normally it kicks in within 15 mins of finishing, oddly it does not seem to be too much trouble when running. I had been standing on my feet a fair bit during the afternoon which may have been the aggravation.
I’m sorry to hear that. I’ve had PF and it’s excruciating. I still do calf stretches before I get out of bed. I run using CorrectToes and a pair of zero drop Altras. (Specialist toe spacers for runners).
Running shoes with a heel to toe drop of 12mm are recommended for PF sufferers. I use 10mm which do the job for me but I would not go to any less than that. I had a very bad bout of PF a couple of years ago ( not running related), so I know how painful it can be.
Eccentric heels drops, 3x 5 (15) completed slowly, at least three times a day worked for me, plus rolling an iced bottle of water under my feet, and never ever wearing completely flat shoes eg slippers, flip flops etc.
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