I have hurt my foot. I think from my first run on Monday. Should I try and run my second run tomorrow as I had planned or have another rest day? I’m really motivated to run and want to do it but don’t want to do any lasting damage?!
Could it just be where I am using muscles I am not used to using?
Thanks in advance for your support!
Could be that. You could try it and just see how it goes. But stop if needs be.
Thank you. I really want to try it and will take it easy
If it hurts, stop, and hobble home. Don't make an injury worse by trying to ignore it.
Hi, only you know how serious the pain is, so listen to your body. Pain is there for a reason and ignoring it could lead to a more serious injury. My advice would be to take an extra rest day.
You might also want to read up/ watch a YouTube video on running technique, it might help.
Good luck 👍
I had the same problem and by week 2 I could barely walk and had to have 4 weeks off. I found ankle supports really helpful when I restarted - they are really cheap on amazon - and I left 2 days in between each run for the 1st 2 weeks to give them a chance to heal. Don’t give up though you’ll get there 😊
Should mention that my son's partner also has Plantar. She was advised by physio to rest and to do exercises. She didn't run from January until a few weeks ago when she began a gentle return to running plan. She passed the first stage of exercise info on to me: 1) chair seated isometric soleus hold for set of 30 x 5 2) wall sit single leg hold 3 x max hold 3) side lying isometric hold against resistance band for inversion of ankle 20 holds x 3. I found some demos on you tube. If you have time , have a look - they may help you 😊 best of luck!
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