Sore heels.

[Rustytin]

Running up to a 10k in September I was struggling with my heels. They were not too bad, but as I was running for charity I didn't want to let the charity down and during my 10k I should have probably stopped as my feet went completely numb, the problem I have is my heels are sore all the time now and dont seem to be healing up. Does anybody have any tips or help as I have stopped running and playing squash since this and would hopefully like to get back into both at some point.

Many thank

[nowster Graduate]

Are you perhaps over-striding and landing on your heels?

[Rustytin Graduate in reply to nowster]

I don't think so, I didn't change anything about my running it seemed to start all of sudden. Just waiting to get into docs.

[RunBrianRun Graduate]

Get it checked out. Could be PF.

[Rustytin Graduate in reply to RunBrianRun]

Thanks just waiting to get into docs. Was seeing if anyone else maybe had had this kind of problem before.

[Pugwash Graduate]

Not advice, but a reflection on when it happened to me. Turned out to be plantar tendon and calf being tight as ticks after an Achilles injury put me out for 2 years. Sports Therapist did deep tissue massage (ouchy ouchy!) and 8 weeks later I'm back running and here at the start of Parkrun again.