Ok, here's the situation.
For the last 4-5 months or so I have been following BarryP's running program. 6 days per week, 1long, 2medium, 3 recover. It's been going great...I took a two week break due to a toe injury not really related to running. Other than that I've steadily built up to 25:50:75 minutes of running. Everything has been feeling great, and for the last 2 weeks I've stayed at this distance because I was studying for an exam and didn't want to over extend myself.
So this past week I ran with no issues at all. On Saturday I had a 45min CT Time trial and did a 50min run in the morning, studied mid-day, and did my ride in the afternoon. Nothing of any significance happened on Saturday. Did my ride, felt fine. I was on my feet a fair chunk of the day, more than usual...but no big deal. I went to bed feeling fine.
Sunday I woke up...and I can't remember the exact timing of events, but the bottom of my right foot was quite sore. I do not remember if it was my first step out of bed or not. But It came on very quickly from one day to the next with no idication of a problem on saturday. I don't remember stepping on anything. I do remember doing something awkward with my foot that started a mild foot cramp...but I can't honestly remember if it was even this foot. And I don't remember it getting bad...but I know a calf cramp can hurt for days and days after its gone.
I didn't run on Sunday to be safe, I needed to study anyway. I iced it, heated it, and even wore the boot Sunday night to keep the foot stretched. Monday I'd say the foot felt the same. However walking on it seemed to make it worse. I iced and it felt a bit better. I ran Monday afternoon, just a light 25 minute run to see how it would react. I iced if afterward and heated it later. It didn't hurt any more or less as a result.
Today I'd say it feels the same, maybe a bit better. It does not hurt worse in the am...it does not seem to warm up. The only exception to this is heat or swimming...I like doing kicking sets to get blood flowing in the lower legs/feet. I did that this am and did a little massage and the foot felt pretty pain free after that.
There is no tightness in the foot like I'd expect from PF, but near the base of the heal it is tender. It is sore to the touch like a bruise, the pain is dull and more diffuse as opposed to sharp. Not sure if that's because the foot cramp or not. Plus when I massage the foot it doesn't feel tight at all. the tissue seems pretty soft and flexible.
I've been pretty prone to PF over the years. I have fairly high arches...but my feet feel better w/out orthotics. But it's always been my left foot, not the right one. Any words of wisdom here? I'm willing to take a few days off running to see how it reacts. Do people have success with home-therapy while still running, or lowered running miles? Does PF present itself in different ways like this? It just seems like it came on pretty fast for PF. Typically with PF isn't there some dull pain you ignore for a while before it becomes full blown painful?
Am I just being a paranoid wimp in need of some HTFU?
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For the last 4-5 months or so I have been following BarryP's running program. 6 days per week, 1long, 2medium, 3 recover. It's been going great...I took a two week break due to a toe injury not really related to running. Other than that I've steadily built up to 25:50:75 minutes of running. Everything has been feeling great, and for the last 2 weeks I've stayed at this distance because I was studying for an exam and didn't want to over extend myself.
So this past week I ran with no issues at all. On Saturday I had a 45min CT Time trial and did a 50min run in the morning, studied mid-day, and did my ride in the afternoon. Nothing of any significance happened on Saturday. Did my ride, felt fine. I was on my feet a fair chunk of the day, more than usual...but no big deal. I went to bed feeling fine.
Sunday I woke up...and I can't remember the exact timing of events, but the bottom of my right foot was quite sore. I do not remember if it was my first step out of bed or not. But It came on very quickly from one day to the next with no idication of a problem on saturday. I don't remember stepping on anything. I do remember doing something awkward with my foot that started a mild foot cramp...but I can't honestly remember if it was even this foot. And I don't remember it getting bad...but I know a calf cramp can hurt for days and days after its gone.
I didn't run on Sunday to be safe, I needed to study anyway. I iced it, heated it, and even wore the boot Sunday night to keep the foot stretched. Monday I'd say the foot felt the same. However walking on it seemed to make it worse. I iced and it felt a bit better. I ran Monday afternoon, just a light 25 minute run to see how it would react. I iced if afterward and heated it later. It didn't hurt any more or less as a result.
Today I'd say it feels the same, maybe a bit better. It does not hurt worse in the am...it does not seem to warm up. The only exception to this is heat or swimming...I like doing kicking sets to get blood flowing in the lower legs/feet. I did that this am and did a little massage and the foot felt pretty pain free after that.
There is no tightness in the foot like I'd expect from PF, but near the base of the heal it is tender. It is sore to the touch like a bruise, the pain is dull and more diffuse as opposed to sharp. Not sure if that's because the foot cramp or not. Plus when I massage the foot it doesn't feel tight at all. the tissue seems pretty soft and flexible.
I've been pretty prone to PF over the years. I have fairly high arches...but my feet feel better w/out orthotics. But it's always been my left foot, not the right one. Any words of wisdom here? I'm willing to take a few days off running to see how it reacts. Do people have success with home-therapy while still running, or lowered running miles? Does PF present itself in different ways like this? It just seems like it came on pretty fast for PF. Typically with PF isn't there some dull pain you ignore for a while before it becomes full blown painful?
Am I just being a paranoid wimp in need of some HTFU?
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