Ouch, just ouch

[BahamaMama1]

I have been loving my running adventures but slowly started to develop a pain in my right foot. I am pretty sure it is plantar fasicitis as I have had it before but I also now have a pain on the top of the same foot. I think it is probably related to pf as I might not have been walking properly and protecting the heel pain.

But ouch! Very much missing my running adventures and not sure when this is going to go away.

[SueAppleRun Graduate]

Oh you poor thing, i hope you get it sorted so you can run again soon.

[BahamaMama1 Graduate in reply to SueAppleRun]

Thank you

[Ziggyliscious]

Oh dear poor you :"( ... Guess what? I am also ochey-ing today too. Posted - but somehow it didn't save .... cba d to write it again ... laydown on Infamous Couch and ate M&S treats ... mix of frustration and sadness :"( ... rest up and hope you and I both heal soon ... (mine is Achilles tendon I think. Would have been W2R3 for me).

[ToothPickJafah Graduate in reply to Ziggyliscious]

So sorry to read this Ziggy! Wishing you a speedy recovery 🖤

[Ziggyliscious in reply to ToothPickJafah]

Ty sm ToothPickJafah 🫂👣 💔😭

[BahamaMama1 Graduate]

hopefully it is not serious and will settle quickly.

[Ziggyliscious in reply to BahamaMama1]

... Somehow replied to you somewhere else on post 💌BahamaMama1 !!🤪

[Orangemini11 Graduate]

I’m sorry to hear that, it’s so painful! Does your heel hurt after inactivity like when you get out of bed? I’m recovering from it. A podiatrist gave me some tips which are helping. Before you get out of bed get a long strap like a dressing gown tie. Put it behind the ball of your foot . Hold onto the ends, keep your leg straight and pull feeling a stretch along the back of your leg. Hold for 10 secs and repeat 10 times.

Place a golf or tennis ball under the arch of your foot and roll it backwards and forwards. I hope that helps. Wishing you a speedy recovery and return to running.

[BahamaMama1 Graduate in reply to Orangemini11]

Thank you so much! I will definitely try anything at the moment. Getting started is definitely the worst time. Currently sitting with an ice pack under the sore heel.

[ToothPickJafah Graduate]

Oh BahamaMama, so sorry to read this! 🙈 I find that foam rolling my feet helps with the pain, along with using a resistance band for stretching like Orangemini11 suggested. Hope you get it sorted soon and can get back to running. Virtual hugs sent your way 🤗🖤

[BahamaMama1 Graduate in reply to ToothPickJafah]

Multiple votes for rolling - sounds like that is the next thing to try.

[Ziggyliscious]

🤞... thankyou sm BahamaMama1 💔

[Daith]

Aaah I feel you, I've had to stop running for the mo hence why I had disappeared from here. I was just about to embark on week 8 and my PF (I think) was just so painful. I've now got an appointment booked just to make sure it is that as it was a pain in a different place to normal but I think I've been walking strangely to componsate. Chatted to a helpful lady prior to booking the appointment at my "foot" place and she said she finds (she was of similar age 27 but mid fifties 🤫) that us runners need to be doing something else alongside the running to strengthen. She suggested pilates, yoga or some sort of aqua-fit. I do walk a lot which I've had to scale down too with my PF though walking it feels good until I stop and then try and start off again. Do you other lovely people do anything else alongside? I can't be doing classes, I shift work, mainly nights. I know I'm 3 years older than when I did C25k last time but I am really struggling with niggles this time. I so want to get back out.

Happy Running ❤️

[ToothPickJafah Graduate in reply to Daith]

Hello Daith. I do yoga and Pilates and also some strength training. Have you been over to the S&F forum? There’s lots of links and posts to workouts that can be done. I know that Yoga with Adriene is a good YouTube channel for yoga, it’s quite popular and there’s lots of videos to choose from. I’ll get the links for you…

here’s the link to strength and flex forum…

healthunlocked.com/strength...

and here is link to Yoga with Adriene YouTube channel…

youtube.com/@yogawithadrien...

Hope these help!

[Daith in reply to ToothPickJafah]

Aaah thank you - the first time round I was doing some yoga so maybe I should build that back into my routine. Good to have you back and thanks once again.

Happy Running ❤️

[BahamaMama1 Graduate]

Watching with interest…

[Daith in reply to BahamaMama1]

If at my foot appointment any new things are suggested I will let you know. Hope you can get going again soon. It's so frustrating and painful too.

Happy Running ❤️ when we can 🤣

[nowster Graduate]

Top of foot pain might be a shoe lacing problem.

[BahamaMama1 Graduate]

@Nowster I don’t think it is as it is still painful when I am not wearing my run shoes. I am careful not to lace up too tightly.