Stupid Foot!

Ugh, my foot that has been plagued with what I think is plantar fasciitis is still bothering me! I have been trying to be good about icing and stretching my calf out but it still hurts. The problem is, it DOESN’T hurt while running so I am continuing to run! It hurts mostly when I get up in the morning and when I’ve been sitting for a while. Anyway, I think I’ve decided it is my shoes :( Unfortunately, I don’t have a ton of funds right now so I really don’t want to buy new shows yet since I just bought these a couple months ago. I just now figured out that I do overpronate and the shoes I have are for neutral runners. So, that’s probably most of the problem. After some research, I decided to buy some arch supports specifically for plantar fasciitis and I am hoping these will help so I don’t have to buy new shoes… Guess we will see! I ran with the arch supports today and they felt fine! Does anyone have any suggestions or some shoes they like for overpronaters?? I’m usually a Mizuno or Asics kinda girl!

 

Anyway, I did have a good run today!! I didn’t get to run until this afternoon because I was in class all day, so I decided to run on the treadmill and catch up on some shows on my DVR. I did my favorite Fartleck run, 5-4-3-2-1 for a total of 5 miles. My foot felt fine during the run and I made sure to ice it a couple times tonight. I’m just hoping I don’t make it worse for my 5k Saturday morning by continuing to run on it. I am planning on running tomorrow and taking Friday off so I hope that will be ok. I have a big issue with missing my training. I just feel so guilty, even if I’m taking off for injury prevention! My brain tells me not to run and to rest by my heart says keep running! Haha! I would love any advice ya’ll have on this specific issue or just on injuries in general!! Hope ya’ll have a good night!!

Posted in: on Wednesday, October 7, 2009 at at 9:12 PM  

2 comments:

  1. {will run for margaritas} On October 8, 2009 at 8:27 AM Wrote

    I hope the arch supports work - I've heard PF is NOT fun, so I hope your foot starts feeling better soon. Have an awesome race on Saturday!!

    Tell me more about your fartlek workout - I'm interested and always love new workout ideas!!!

     
  2. kristen On October 8, 2009 at 9:33 AM Wrote

    Hopfully the support works. I'm not very good about what types of shoes work for what types of feet. My recommendation is to go to a running store and have the professionals that work there tell you what you need. For as much time as we spend running I find it's best to just spend the money on the shoes.

    Good luck with the inserts. I hope they do the trick!

     

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