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Rx: run like the shirefolk

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My heal had been pretty effed for most of last week and naturally after the Turkey Trot as I had no time at all to ice or stretch and drinking Optimators and fraternizing till the wee hours, sadly, is not the cure for this infirmity. Anyway, I ended up taking Friday off completely as I picked up a bit of a cold and being pretty careful for the rest of the weekend, sticking to grass and getting in alot of barefoot time in which really gets the fascia stretched out, plus you get some sweet callused and dirty feet. If only I had the power to cultivate some sweet hair on them as well. I think it was a wise idea as today I'm feeling better and ready to get a little work in this afternoon after a morning run on the roads with Holly. It's really effing windy which stirs up my allergies and places like the river trails and Sutton are more protected anyway so I'll override my aversion to driving to a run and head to one of those choice spots, maybe put in a little fartlek out there.

We've got the WhiteRock Relay coming up and my goal has been outlined for me: beat Jordan during my 5mile leg, which will mark the last 5miles of his 20miler and the second "race" effort as he is doing the first 6 mile leg. Second goal: try a new beer or 3 at the Ginger Man or some other quality public house after the work is done.

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leonids11 said…
Hi Scott,

You might consider a different approach to treating your fascia problems -- namely, running only on even surfaces. When I suffered from plantar fasciitis, Googling revealed that the condition is aggravated by running on grass, asphalt, sand, dirt, concrete -- just about any surface imaginable. At the time, I frequently ran on uneven surfaces such as the grass track at North Base and the dirt/grass/gravel track at Lions Park, half a mile south of the OK Runner. One morning, I tried to run at North Base. It was so painful I stopped and headed to Norman High School to run on the track. I was able to complete my workout. I went for months without running on uneven surfaces, sticking to the Norman High track and asphalt roads. Meanwhile, my sore foot felt much better. My experience amounts to only one anecdote, and I don't know of any controlled studies showing that eliminating uneven surfaces from running routines in favor of flat surfaces leads to recovery from plantar fasciitis, but I think it's worth a try.
December 2, 2008 at 7:39 AM
Unknown said…
David,
thanks for the insight. I can wholeheartedly agree that running on more even surfaces seems to help as well as just getting off the roads. The hard surfaces seem to really iritate the foot, especially at the beginning of my runs. I still feel like the barefoot running on grass helps because without the shoes the foot plant is much more even and true. I am a really obsessive runner and so some times I overlook the obvious, but I have definitely been getting off the roads(and certainly not running on anything really uneven).
December 2, 2008 at 1:23 PM
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