During and after a Tuesday run I had what I'd call a 'tightness' on the bottom of my left foot. I choose not to do any running on Wednesday or Thursday. There was never any pain, but it didn't feel right, so I rode the bike instead. I ran a little over 7 miles on the treadmill this morning, and for the first few miles the bottom of my left foot felt tight again, but from around mile three on things felt normal. Again, zero pain during or after the run. I'm being cautions, and hoping this isn't Planter Fasciitis related. Would it make sense if this was PF related for my foot to get better throughout the run? I've never had any PF issues in the past (but have had Achilles and ITB, both on the left leg - partially due to a slight leg length difference).
In the past few years I've done a lot of stretch-band work and other exercises to work on strengthening my hips and glutes to combat the Achilles and ITB issues. Currently, my run fitness is the best it's been in some time, and I'm coming off a five month run focus where I averaged around 225 miles a month. I have a HIM in two months, and I'm lowering my run mileage a bit while upping my biking and swimming. In other words, I really would like to avoid any sort of running injury after all the work I've put in.
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In the past few years I've done a lot of stretch-band work and other exercises to work on strengthening my hips and glutes to combat the Achilles and ITB issues. Currently, my run fitness is the best it's been in some time, and I'm coming off a five month run focus where I averaged around 225 miles a month. I have a HIM in two months, and I'm lowering my run mileage a bit while upping my biking and swimming. In other words, I really would like to avoid any sort of running injury after all the work I've put in.
Blog: http://262toboylstonstreet.blogspot.com/
https://twitter.com/NateThomasTri
Coaching: https://bybtricoaching.com/ - accepting athletes for 2023