I bought a new pair of running shoes today. I've been running pretty regularly with a mishmash of older shoes. I settled in on a 6 year old Brooks Adrenaline that I didn't originally like and therefore had few miles on them. But they felt pretty good so, that is what I've been primarly using for the past month. I bought the latest model today.
I'm also looking to get the Vibram 5 finger 'barefoot running' shoe. I have to say, just waling around the store with them on felt 'right'. Not sure that I can explain it. I'm thinking I'll get them for Christmas, but may pick up a pair sooner.
Running has been going pretty well, but my foot really bothered me after running 8 miles on a Sunday (~7:15 pace) then doing speedwork on a Tuesday on the treadmill. So I've taken a week + off and the foot is feeling good again. Tomorrow is thanksgiving, so hoping to do a run first thing in the morning with the new shoes.
Morale of the story - Prolotherapy didn't fix things, but I think it made it better. More importantly, I STOPPED STRETCHING my foot and started messaging it and my calf several times a day and at night and first thing in the morning. Makes a BIG difference to helping the blood flow and circulation. Not 100% yet, but getting there.
Also, the speed work on the track seems to work better than speedwork on the treadmill - that is, I can go faster and more repeats on the track with less pain later (~6min pace 800s for example). However, I can do longer runs at a slower pace on asphalt - 10min pace, no problem, 7min pace or faster over becomes a problem.
Learning, but hopeful things are going in the right direction.
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